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section 3 Ethical and cultural issues Flashcards

1
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What are ethical issues

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are about what right and wrong by society

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what are legal issues

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about what’s actually right and wrong in the eyes of the law

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what are cultural issues

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are about how groups of people with particular beliefs, practices or languages may be affected

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what are environmental issues

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are about how we impact the natural world

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5
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What are stakeholders

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someone who has interest in or are affected by a particular scenario

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how does social media and cloud computing make it hard to keep private information

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encourage you to post personal information

allows you to upload personal files

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7
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what must users do before using websites and software

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accept a privacy agreement before using it

however very few people read this

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how can users make there personal information more safe

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privacy settings

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What is internet censorship

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when someone tries to control what other people can access on the internet

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what has china censored and Cuba

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foreign websites

only access the computer from government access points

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why is censorship used

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restrict access to inappropriate sites and protect children

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what is computer surveillance

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when someone tries to monitor what other people are doing on the internet

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how does computer surveillance work

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intelligent agencies use packet sniffers to monitor internet traffic by picking out certain key words or phrases

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14
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why is censorship and surveillance controversial topics

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some people agree with it

while others call it cyber censorship and mass surveillance

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how does social well being effected by new tech

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try to persuade us to get the new gadget or buy a new one
increased peer pressure
smartphones make it easier for peoples work to intrude
face to face is neglected

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what is cyber bulling

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when someone uses social media to deliberately harm someone else

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what is trolling

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when someone tries to cause public arguments with others online

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what is sexting

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sending sexually explicit messages or images

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19
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how is eyestrain caused

and how can it be fixed

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looking at a device to long, bad lighting , the screen is flickering
keeping the screen far away, take regular breaks

20
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how is Repetitive strain injury caused and how can it be fixed

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parts of the body become damage as a result of repeated movement
correct posture and arranging the desk appropriately

21
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how is back strain caused and how can it be fixed

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due to poor posture

adjustable chair

22
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how has technology shaped are culture

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selfies
viral videos
social media
blogging

23
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what is the sharing economy

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the services which use new technology to let people make money from things they already own
like uber

24
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how does the sharing economy affect businesses

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sharing economy is cheap and draws people away from taxi firms and others

25
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what is the digital divide

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created by the fact that some people have greater access to tech than others

26
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causes of the digital divide

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don’t have enough money
urban areas have greater network coverage
some people don’t no how to use the internet

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what is the global divide

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created by the fact that the level of access to technology is different in different countries

28
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what natural resources are used in devices and what does it use up

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plastics
precious metals
energy

29
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how is energy made and what are the issues with it

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non renewable resources and this uses a lot of energy in the extracting process and causes pollution

30
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what is the issues with powerful servers

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power hungry and use a lot of energy from cooling

31
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what are the issues with devices

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only use a small proportion of their processing power and people often leave them on

32
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how can we reduce the amount of energy wasted

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virtual servers
include sleep and hibernate modes
don’t leave the devices on

33
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why do we have so much E-waste and how are manufacturers and retailers to blame

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devices have short life or people want to upgrade

provide short warranties and use marketing to persuade to upgrade and use pricing strategies

34
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what is the WEEE

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the waste electric and electronic equipment directive was set up to tackle the e waste problem
they promote reuse, recycling

35
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what happens to e waste to cut costs

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sent to Africa where regulations are less strict

36
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what are the 8 protection act principles

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1) Data must only be used in a fair and lawful way
2) data must only be used for the specified purpose
3) data should be adequate, relevant and not excessive
4) data must be accurate and kept up to date
5) data should not be kept longer than necessary
6) the rights of the data subject must be observed
7) data should be kept safe and secure
8) data should not be transferred abroad without protection

37
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what is the Freedom of information act 2000

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allows members of the public to access information held by a public organisation
makes company’s upload regularly and allows public to request information

38
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what are the three offences in the computer misuse act 1990

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1) gaining unauthorized access to a private network or device
2) Gaining unathorised access to a network or device in order to commit a crime
3) unauthorised modification of computer material

39
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what is the creative commons license

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allow you to share media and software online without having to ask for permission first

40
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what are the four main types of creative commons licence

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attribution
share-alike
Non-commercial
No derivative works

41
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what are the conditions of the attribution licence

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work can be shared, copied or modified, but the copyright holder has to be credited

42
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what are the conditions of the share-alike licence

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modified works can only be distributed with the same license terms as the original

43
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what are the conditions of the non commercial licence

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nobody can use the copyrighted work for profit

44
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what are the conditions of the no derivative works licence

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the work can be copied and distributed, but can’t be modified or built upon

45
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what is the copyright act 1988

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makes it illegal to share copyrighted files without permission use unlicensed software or plagiarise

46
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what is the patents act 1988

A

protect ideas and concepts

47
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where does a lot of illegal file sharing take place

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over peer to peer networks using torrent

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