Unit 5: THE NETIQUETTE AND THE COMPUTER ETHICS Flashcards
it’s network etiquette - that is the etiquette of cyberspace and “etiquette” means the forms of required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be required in social or official life.
NETIQUETTE
Even though you may be interacting with a computer screen, you are communicating with a real person who will react to your message.
REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE
treat others with the same respect that you would like to receive and avoid confrontational or offensive language.
Make a good impression
How to make a good impression?
- AVOID SLANG, ACRONYMS, AND TEXT TALK
- AVOID “SCREAMING” IN TYPED MESSAGES
- PROOFREAD YOUR
MESSAGES BEFORE SENDING
THEM - EXERCISE GOOD JUDGMENT WHEN SHARING INFORMATION
WITH OTHERS ONLINE - RESPECT DIVERSITY IN VIEWPOINTS
Ten (10) Commandments of Computer Ethics:
- RULE 1: REMEMBER THE HUMAN
- RULE 2: ADHERE TO THE SAME STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR ONLINE THAT YOU FOLLOW IN REAL LIFE
- RULE 3: KNOW WHERE YOU ARE IN CYBERSPACE
- RULE 4: RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S TIME AND BANDWIDTH
- RULE 5: MAKE YOURSELF LOOK GOOD ONLINE
- RULE 6: SHARE EXPERT
KNOWLEDGE - RULE 7: HELP KEEP FLAME WARS UNDER CONTROL
- RULE 8: RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S PRIVACY
- RULE 9: DON’T ABUSE YOUR POWER
- RULE 10: BE FORGIVING OF OTHER PEOPLE’S MISTAKES.
REMEMBER THE HUMAN
RULE 1
ADHERE TO THE SAME STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR ONLINE THAT YOU FOLLOW IN REAL LIFE
RULE 2
KNOW WHERE YOU ARE IN CYBERSPACE
RULE 3
RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S TIME AND BANDWIDTH
RULE 4:
MAKE YOURSELF LOOK GOOD ONLINE
RULE 5
SHARE EXPERT
KNOWLEDGE
RULE 6
HELP KEEP FLAME WARS UNDER CONTROL
RULE 7
RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S PRIVACY
RULE 8
DON’T ABUSE YOUR POWER
RULE 9
BE FORGIVING OF OTHER PEOPLE’S MISTAKES.
RULE 10
Risks while using Online Services:
- Cybercrime
- Cybercriminals
is defined as a crime in which a computer is the object of the crime (hacking, phishing, spamming and child pornography) is used as a tool to commit an offense.
Cybercrime
use computer technology to access personal information, business trade secrets or use the internet for exploitative or malicious purposes.
Cybercriminals
Common forms of Cybercrimes:
- Copyright Infringement
- Plagiarism
- Computer addiction
- Virtual self
the violation, piracy or theft of a copyright holder’s exclusive rights through the unauthorized use of a copyrighted material or work.
Copyright Infringement
an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization.
Plagiarism
Computer addiction:
- Offline addiction
- Online addiction
generally used when speaking about excessive gaming behavior, which can be practiced both offline and online.
Offline Addiction
Also known as “Internet Addiction”, gets more attention in general from scientific research than offline computer addiction, mainly because most cases of computer addiction are related to the excessive use of the Internet.
Online Addiction