Module 5.1

Question 1

EULA

Answer 1

end user license agreement, long documents most people just click ‘I accept’

Question 2

what does EULA mean

Answer 2

that you never own any software you buy, you license to use it

Question 3

copyright

Answer 3

law designed to protect intellectual property by creating legal limits on who can copy, sell and use types of work (photos, documents, books, poems)

Question 4

how is copyright indicated

Answer 4

word copyright or © followed by name owner and year first applied

Question 5

what happens after copyright expires

Answer 5

falls into ‘public domain’

Question 6

copyleft

Answer 6

allows people use and distribute work whilst still allowing creator some control over where and how used

Question 7

creative commons

Answer 7

copyleft-style copyright licenses allow you use, copy, distribute parts of work for non-profit purposes

Question 8

GNU/GPL

Answer 8

license designed software which allows distribute software free of charge so long as source code available, GNU copyleft & license most freeware distributed under

Question 9

piracy

Answer 9

act of stealing intellectual property i.e. using/making copy of kind of work protected by copyright

Question 10

piracy includes

Answer 10

-buying one license for software and installing it multiple devices
-installing and using software not free without paying for it
-sharing software when not permitted to do so
-making copies of, sharing or downloading copies of media such as books, music and movies you have not paid for
-selling illegal copies of media/software
-large scale copying & selling of illegal counterfeit copies of media or software by pirate businesses

Question 11

consequences of pirating

Answer 11

-theft
-other people forced pay for crime as businesses estimate loss piracy and build into prices
-big business which illegal and does not contribute towards economy
-takes away motivation to create product

Question 12

why do we use computers

Answer 12

-more accurate and reliable people
-fast
-work 24/7
-cost people less than people long run
-communication easier, faster, cheaper than ever before
-reduce need for other resources
-improve over-all effectiveness of business

Question 13

digital divide

Answer 13

gap between people that have access to computers and technology and the people that do not

Question 14

intellectual property

Answer 14

idea behind original creation is property of its creator and not only physical objects might express idea

Question 15

5 factors contributing to the digital divde

Answer 15

-lack financial resources
-difference educational levels
-age gap
-competition financial resources
-disabilities

Question 16

how does lack of financial resources contribute to digital divide

Answer 16

lack wide-scale public access to affordable broadband internet technologies major stumbling block

Question 17

how does differences in educational levels effect digital divide

Answer 17

better educated individuals are more likely use technology

Question 18

how does an age gap effect the digital divide

Answer 18

‘older’ people do not have formal training in technology or never needed use technology in workplace before

Question 19

how does competition for financial resources effect digital divide

Answer 19

developing 3rd world countries, government spending basic needs (health, housing)

Question 20

how does disabilities effect the digital divide

Answer 20

experience problems terms of making effecting use of ICT due sight, hearing or limitations if their cognitive levels of physical mobility