(8) Ethics of Computing Flashcards
What is the data protection act?
Specifies the rules on collecting and holding data
- Data must be accurate & up to date
- Data must be protected
- User has the right to see the data thats being hold
What is the computer misuse act?
Designed to prosecute hackers who gain unauthorised access
What is ethics?
Decisions based on an individual
What is morals?
Widely shared decisions about right and wrong
What are machines good and bad at?
Good at:
- Machines are accurate
- Consistent
- Doesn’t require breaks
Bad at:
- Shape detection
- Processing qualitative data
- Poor with unexpected circumstances
What is the copyright, design & patents act?
Protects an owners creative work from being illegally copied
What is the regulation of investigatory power act?
Gives certain bodies the right to monitor communications and internet activity
What is the freedom of information act?
Provides the public access to information held by public authorities
What is the health & safety regulations?
This helps keep users using computing equipment safe
ie the positioning of the chair monitor ect
What is personal data?
Data that can identify a specific living person
What does OCR stand for and what does it mean?
Optical Character Recognition
Technology used to distinguish printed or handwritten text within digital images
What is DRM and what does it stand for?
Digital Rights Management
A way for protecting digital content
What are the advantages and disadvantages of digital rights management?
+Protects copyright
+Ensures creators receive payment for their work
- Relies on the company to exist
- Prevent uses on multiple devices
What is a hacker?
Someone who try’s to gain unauthorised access to a computer system
