Computer ethic
Netiquette
➧Netiquette,
or net
etiquette, refers to etiquette
on the Internet.
➧Is
the code
of acceptable behaviours users should follow while on the Internet or online or cyberspace.
➧Rules for all aspects of the:
qWorld Wide Web
qE-mail
qInstant Messaging
qChat rooms
qNewsgroups & message board.
➧Electronic
communication lacks the facial expression, gestures and tone of voice to convey your meaning. It’s easy to misinterpret meaning of words.
➧Remember,
when you communicate through cyberspace your words are written.
➧Chances
are they're stored
somewhere and they can come back and haunt
you.
➧Any
message you send could be saved or forwarded by
its
recipient. You have no
control over where it goes.
When do these rules apply?
Anytime
when you are using…
- Chatting online
- Using email
- Posting to a discussion
- Blogging
- Playing online games
- Social media
- Using web
- Internet messaging
- FTP
Areas of computer ethics
Information accuracy
➧One of the concern because many users access information maintained by other people or companies, such as on the Internet.
➧Do not assume all the information on the Web is correct.
➧Users should evaluate the value of a Web page before relying on its content.
➧Be aware that the organization providing access to the information may not be the creator of the information.
Green Computing
➧Society has become aware of this waste and is taking measures to combat it.
➧Average computer users can employ the following general tactics to make their computing usage more green:
codes of conduct
Information privacy
➧The privacy of personal information and usually relates to personal data stored on computer systems.
➧The need to maintain information privacy is applicable to collected personal information such as medical records, financial data, criminal records, political records, business related information or website data.
➧Information privacy is also known as data privacy.
➧Today, huge databases store their data online.Much of the data is personal and confidential and should be accessible only to authorize users.
➧Many individuals and organizations, however, question whether this data really is private.
➧That is, some companies and individuals collect and use this information without your authorization.
➧Web sites often collect data about you, so that they can customize advertisements and send you personalized e-mail messages.
➧Some employers monitor your computer usage and e-mail messages.
Intellectual property
➤Unique and original works such as ideas, inventions, literary and artistic works, processes, names and logos.
➤Or, refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce.
➤Intellectual property rights are the rights to which creators are entitled for their work.
➧A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor or applicant for a limited amount of time (normally 20 years from the filing date).
Example of iphone patent.
Trademark
➧Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, design, combination of letters or numbers, or other device that identifies and distinguishes products and services in the marketplace
➧Or a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services.
➧Or can be any distinctive name or logo.
Examples of well-known Trademarks are:
➧For example, the trademark "Nike," along with the Nike "swoosh," identify the shoes made by Nike and distinguish them from shoes made by other companies (e.g. Reebok or Adidas).
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➧Protection provided to the authors of “original works” and includes such things as literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual creations, both published and unpublished.
Copyright is an exclusive right and gives its creator, or owner :
➧One of the concern because many users access information maintained by other people or companies, such as on the Internet.
➧Do not assume all the information on the Web is correct.
➧Users should evaluate the value of a Web page before relying on its content.
➧Be aware that the organization providing access to the information may not be the creator of the information.
Green Computing
➧Green computing is
the environmentally responsible and eco-friendly use of computers and their
resources. In broader terms, it is also defined as the study of designing,
manufacturing/engineering, using and disposing of computing
devices in a
way that reduces their environmental impact.
➧Involves reducing
the electricity and environmental waste while
using a computer.➧Society has become aware of this waste and is taking measures to combat it.
➧Some of the actions that has been taken:
qUsing energy- efficient devices that
require little power when they are not in use.
q
qBuy computers with low power consumption processors and
power supplies.
q
qWhen possible, use outside air to
cool the data center.
➧Average computer users can employ the following general tactics to make their computing usage more green:
qUse
the hibernate
or sleep mode when
away from a computer for extended periods.
q
qUse flat-screen or LCD monitors,
instead of conventional cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors.
q
qBuy energy efficient
notebook computers, instead of desktop computers.
q
qActivate
the power
management features for
controlling energy consumption.
q
qTurn off
computers
at the end of each day.
q
Refill
printer cartridges, rather than buying new ones
codes of conduct
➤Written
guideline that helps determine whether a specific
action is ethical/unethical or allowed/not allowed.
Information privacy
➤The right of individuals and companies to
deny or restrict the collection, use, and dissemination of information about
them.
➧The privacy of personal information and usually relates to personal data stored on computer systems.
➧The need to maintain information privacy is applicable to collected personal information such as medical records, financial data, criminal records, political records, business related information or website data.
➧Information privacy is also known as data privacy.
➧Today, huge databases store their data online.Much of the data is personal and confidential and should be accessible only to authorize users.
➧Many individuals and organizations, however, question whether this data really is private.
➧That is, some companies and individuals collect and use this information without your authorization.
➧Web sites often collect data about you, so that they can customize advertisements and send you personalized e-mail messages.
➧Some employers monitor your computer usage and e-mail messages.
Intellectual property
➤Unique and original works such as ideas, inventions, literary and artistic works, processes, names and logos.
➤Or, refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce.
➤Intellectual property rights are the rights to which creators are entitled for their work.
Importance
of Intellectual Property:
- To protect any original work that created by individual person/ company for example, image, drawing, lyric, publishing and so on.
- Preserve the features and processes that make things work. This lets inventors profit from their inventions.
➧A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor or applicant for a limited amount of time (normally 20 years from the filing date).
Example of iphone patent.
Trademark
➧Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, design, combination of letters or numbers, or other device that identifies and distinguishes products and services in the marketplace
➧Or a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services.
➧Or can be any distinctive name or logo.
Examples of well-known Trademarks are:
- Coca-Cola
- Samsung
- The Apple logo
- The Nike “swoosh”.
➧For example, the trademark "Nike," along with the Nike "swoosh," identify the shoes made by Nike and distinguish them from shoes made by other companies (e.g. Reebok or Adidas).
Examples
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➧Protection provided to the authors of “original works” and includes such things as literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual creations, both published and unpublished.
Copyright is an exclusive right and gives its creator, or owner :
- To reproduce the copyrighted work
- To prepare derivative works
- To distribute and sell any copies of the copyrighted work
- To perform or display the copyrighted work publicly
➧A copyright gives
authors and artists exclusive rights to duplicate, publish, and sell their materials.
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