Lecture 9 Flashcards
Draw an analogy of traditional letter delivery with the concept of package switching. Extend this analogy to the idea of net neutrality.
When letters are sent, they are broken into pieces to avoid being received by anyone else. This is a military technique used in the past. This technique is called package switching.
After the message is broken, it gets to the receiver who has to order it to make it meaningful.
Net neutrality is the idea that everything on the internet is treated equally in terms of importance.
All internet service providers should treat all of the contents flowing in their cables equally. No discrimination against any material.
The Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 are sometimes described respectively as the “readable” and “writeable” phases of the World Wide Web. Comment on this distinction.
Web 1.0 is a readable web only that started by e-commerce and e-bay. It was only one sided.
While Web 2.0 is a read-write web. It started in the mid 2000’s. Regular people could put their input online on Facebook, Twitter.
It allows users to communicate with each other
Briefly discuss the ethical issues related to the scandal involving Cambridge Analytica and Facebook.
Cambridge Analytica is a political firm. It was revealed that they harvested personal data from Facebook users without their consent and used for political purposes.
This was a major political scandal in 2018.
This is an ethical problem that hurt Facebook’s reputation as users trusted the company to protect their data.
Stephen Hawking, the renowned astrophysicist, died last year on March 14th. He had suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) which severely impaired his ability to communicate. Discuss two assistive technologies that enabled Professor Hawking to communicate with the outside world.
Assistive technologies are hard or software designed for individuals with disabilities.
Stephen Hawking used assistive technologies to communicate with the people around him such as
Assistive pointing devices: example: foot controlled mice head pointing system and eye tracking systems to point at things
Scanners that upload documents to be read aloud or printed in larger print
Switches can be activated with hand, foot, finger of face movements
Internet addiction is viewed as a growing problem worldwide. Briefly outline four symptoms of Internet addiction
The problem of overusing the internet or being unable to use it. Signs of internet addiction:
Needing to spend more time on the internet to be satisfied
Feeling moody or depressed when not using it
Always thinking about the precious online activity
Staying longer than usual
Using the internet to escape problems.
