COMPUTER ETHICS



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COMPUTER ETHICS

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1. What is the definition of ethics?

2. In what situations are people expected to follow ethical standards of conduct?

3. List the six factors that determine how you decide ethical issues

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4. What is intellectual property?

5. What is copyright?

6. What is a trade secret?

7. What is a patent?

8. What is the Fair Use Doctrine?

9. In general, what are the allotments in using copyrighted material?

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|Lyrics, music & videos | |

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10. What is plagiarism?

11. Who owns e-mail at work?

12. Why do companies monitor employees’ use of the Internet?

13. When you send an e-mail, how many computers does it go to?

14. What are the costs of non-work related Internet access by employees?

15. What is a cookie?

16. What is adware?

17. What is Trojan-horse software?

18. What is spyware?

19. What is the definition of computer crime?

20. List six types of computer crimes AND describe them. The first is done for you.

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|Hacking | |

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|Worms/Virus | |

|Sniffing | |

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21. What is a computer virus?

22. What is a worm?

23. What are some security precautions that you can take to protect your computer?

24. Why should companies use a firewall?

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