Topic 36 - Moral and ethical issues 1

Question 1

What has use of IT systems change?

Answer 1

The use of IT systems have changed how we live our lives and do business, with both postive and negative effects.
As a result there aew different moral and ethical issues which both producers and users of IT systems need to consider

Question 2

What is the Enviroment?
(Enviroment)

Answer 2

• The ever-growing demand for electronic devices means increased manufacturing outputs and increases emergy needed to run the devices.
• These have negative by-products such as greenhouse gages which affect climeate change.

Question 3

What has happened to landfills?
(Environment)

Answer 3

Our constant need to up IT systems has led to increasing amounts of ‘technotrash’ in landfills

Question 4

What is Unequal access?

Answer 4

(Unequal access)

Not everyone has access to iT system and the internet

• There is a distinct divide between access in countries in the developing and developer world
• Many schools and colleges make resources available online Students who do not have computer access at home may be disadvantaged in their learning

Question 5

What is Online behaviour?

Answer 5

(Online behaviour)

Netiquette describes acceptable on the internet. It attempts to solve problems such as:

• The perception of the internet as an impersonal and anonymouse place to communicate, leading to unacceptable - behaviour online

Question 6

What is Globalisation?

Answer 6

(Globalisation)

Globalisation describes the process of countries becoming increasingly interconnected, paricularly the increases in trade, transport and communications

• IT systems have played a key role in facilitating this process.
• Despite obvious benefits, globalisation has also caused or exacerbated problems such as job outsourcing, disease spresding, environmental damage and terrorism

Question 7

What is Freedom of speech?

Answer 7

(Freedom of speech)

Some users of sites, such as social networking, blogs, vlogs and forums, express views that many people find offensive

• Many sites set rules for the content added by users and for user behaviour, and close down accounts, groups and pages that are in breach of these rules
• Some users feel this is a form of censorship and a violation of thier freedom of speech

Question 8

What is Acceptable use?

Answer 8

(Acceptable use)

Many companies have acceptable use policies that define how employees can use IT systems, such as websites and email while at work

Employeese who use IT systems for activities not allowed under acceptable use acceptable use policies can be subject to disciplinary action