Exam Style Questions: Emerging Technology and Ethics



Exam-style Questions: Emerging Technology and Ethics

Name ……………………………………………………………… Date ……………………

Which Government Act makes hacking illegal? (1 mark)

Explain the following terms and how they relate to mobile technology. (6 marks)

a) GSM b) GPRS c) 3G

What is an expert system, and how could it help an unskilled user to identify a fault in a complex system? (2 marks)

Describe three health hazards that can occur from long-term computer use. (3 marks)

5. Explain the following terms. (4 marks)

a) Freeware

b) Shareware

c) Hosted software

d) Copyright

6. What is meant by ‘the digital divide’? (3 marks)

7. a) Name one way in which ICT technologies are beneficial to the environment. (1 mark)

b) State one way in which ICT technologies harm the environment. (1 mark)

8. What is a firewall, and what does it do? (2 marks)

9. What are two methods which can be used to help prevent computer viruses? (2 marks)

10. “…if I look at my 16 year old daughter, for her bandwidth is a big issue because one of her main aims in life is to steal intellectual property from other people.“

Simon Willis, Director, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco Systems 

Discuss this statement, making reference to modern use of the Internet by teenagers.

The quality of written communication will be assessed in your answer to this question. (8 marks)

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