INFOST 120 Exam #1: Cyberethics and Ethical Concerns in Technological
Advancement, Exams of Computer Science
Ethical Concerns through Technological Advancement
(Phase 1) Question #1 - ANSWER-The first phase of computing technology
(1950s and
1960s) consisted mainly of huge mainframe computers that
were unconnected (i.e., stand-alone machines)
-One ethical/social question that arose during Phase 1 dealt
with the impact of computing machines as "giant brains"
and what that meant for being human.
-Big Brother
Ethical Concerns through Technological Advancement
(Phase 2) Question #1 - ANSWER-In Phase 2 (1970s and 1980s), computing
machines and
communications devices began to converge.
-Mainframe computers and personal computers could be
linked together via privately owned networks, which
generated three kinds of ethical/social issues:
1) privacy concerns (introduced in Phase 1) were exacerbated
, because confidential information could easily be
exchanged between networked databases.
2) intellectual property issues emerged because personal
computers could easily be used to duplicate and exchange
proprietary software programs.
3) computer crime emerged because "hackers" could break
into the computers of large organizations.
Ethical Concerns through Technological Advancement
(Phase 3) Question #1 - ANSWER-During Phase 3 (1990-present), the
availability of Internet
access to the general public has increased significantly.
-This has been facilitated by the phenomenal growth of the
World Wide Web.
-The proliferation of Internet- and Web-based technologies
in this phase has raised ethical and social concerns
affecting:
1. free speech,
2. anonymity,
3. jurisdiction.
Ethical Concerns through Technological Advancement
(Phase 4) Question #1 - ANSWER-In Phase 4 (present to near future), "Web
2.0" has made
possible the proliferation of social networking sites (SNSs),
Advancement, Exams of Computer Science
Ethical Concerns through Technological Advancement
(Phase 1) Question #1 - ANSWER-The first phase of computing technology
(1950s and
1960s) consisted mainly of huge mainframe computers that
were unconnected (i.e., stand-alone machines)
-One ethical/social question that arose during Phase 1 dealt
with the impact of computing machines as "giant brains"
and what that meant for being human.
-Big Brother
Ethical Concerns through Technological Advancement
(Phase 2) Question #1 - ANSWER-In Phase 2 (1970s and 1980s), computing
machines and
communications devices began to converge.
-Mainframe computers and personal computers could be
linked together via privately owned networks, which
generated three kinds of ethical/social issues:
1) privacy concerns (introduced in Phase 1) were exacerbated
, because confidential information could easily be
exchanged between networked databases.
2) intellectual property issues emerged because personal
computers could easily be used to duplicate and exchange
proprietary software programs.
3) computer crime emerged because "hackers" could break
into the computers of large organizations.
Ethical Concerns through Technological Advancement
(Phase 3) Question #1 - ANSWER-During Phase 3 (1990-present), the
availability of Internet
access to the general public has increased significantly.
-This has been facilitated by the phenomenal growth of the
World Wide Web.
-The proliferation of Internet- and Web-based technologies
in this phase has raised ethical and social concerns
affecting:
1. free speech,
2. anonymity,
3. jurisdiction.
Ethical Concerns through Technological Advancement
(Phase 4) Question #1 - ANSWER-In Phase 4 (present to near future), "Web
2.0" has made
possible the proliferation of social networking sites (SNSs),
