SHOW UNDERSTANDING OF COMPUTER ETHICS, INCLUDING COPYRIGHT ISSUES AND PLAGIARISM
COPYRIGHT IS A LEGAL BARRIER TO PREVENT OTHER PEOPLE FROM DOING A CERTAIN THING, AND ANYONE WHO DISOBEYS CAN BE
PUNISHED BY THE LAW. IT IS WRONG TO BREAK COPYRIGHT LAWS.
PLAGIARISM IS WHEN A PERSON COPIES SOMETHING WITHOUT GIVING CREDIT OR SOURCING THE INFORMATION. IT IS WRONG TO DO SO, INFORMATION FROM SOMEPLACE OTHER THAN FROM YOU SHOULD BE SOURCED AND CREDITED.
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN FREE SOFTWARE, FREEWARE AND SHAREWARE
FREE SOFTWARE - SOFTWARE WHICH IS OPEN SOURCE, ANYONE CAN MODIFY THE CODE, WHILST ATTRIBUTING THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER.
FREEWARE - SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTED TO USERS AT NO COST, HOWEVER THE DEVELOPER STILL HOLDS COPYRIGHT. USERS CANNOT MODIFY THE CODE.
SHAREWARE - COPYRIGHT PROTECTED SOFTWARE WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED AT NO COST FOR A TRIAL PERIOD (TRIAL SOFTWARE).
SHOW UNDERSTANDING OF THE ETHICAL ISSUES RAISED BY THE SPREAD OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INCLUDING HACKING, CRACKING AND PRODUCTION OF MALWARE
COMPUTER MISUSE ACT - THIS LAW RESTRICTS PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING OR MODIFYING DATA WITHOUT PERMISSION
DATA PROTECTION ACT - PRIVACY LAW TO FORCE ORGANISATION TO LOOK AFTER PERSONAL DATA
PLAGIARISM - USING OTHERS’ IDEAS AND WORDS WITHOUT CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGING THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION
CRACKING - PROCESS OF DEFEATING COMPUTER SOFTWARE SECURITY MEASURES IN ORDER TO DISTRIBUTE IT FOR FREE OR MODIFY IT
HACKING - ATTEMPTS TO GAIN UNAUTHORISED ENTRY INTO A COMPUTER SYSTEM OR NETWORK
MALWARE - SOFTWARE DESIGNED TO INFILTRATE OR DAMAGE A COMPUTER SYSTEM WITHOUT THE USER’S INFORMED CONSENT BESPOKE SOFTWARE - TYPE OF SOFTWARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR AN ORGANISATION TO DO THE TASKS SET OUT BY THE ORGANISATION
GENERIC SOFTWARE - SOFTWARE THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF TASKS AND CAN BE USED IN LOTS OF AREAS OF WORK
BOTH LEGAL AND MORAL ISSUES ARE CREATED WHEN SOMEONE HAS DONE SOMETHING THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO. BUT WITH THE WIDESPREAD OF TECHNOLOGY MORE AND MORE OF THESE CAN BE SEEN, AND THESE ARE SEVERE ISSUES.
PLAGIARISM IS WHEN A PERSON COPIES SOMETHING WITHOUT GIVING CREDIT OR SOURCING THE INFORMATION. IT IS WRONG TO DO SO, INFORMATION FROM SOMEPLACE OTHER THAN FROM YOU SHOULD BE SOURCED AND CREDITED.
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN FREE SOFTWARE, FREEWARE AND SHAREWARE
FREE SOFTWARE - SOFTWARE WHICH IS OPEN SOURCE, ANYONE CAN MODIFY THE CODE, WHILST ATTRIBUTING THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER.
FREEWARE - SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTED TO USERS AT NO COST, HOWEVER THE DEVELOPER STILL HOLDS COPYRIGHT. USERS CANNOT MODIFY THE CODE.
SHAREWARE - COPYRIGHT PROTECTED SOFTWARE WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED AT NO COST FOR A TRIAL PERIOD (TRIAL SOFTWARE).
SHOW UNDERSTANDING OF THE ETHICAL ISSUES RAISED BY THE SPREAD OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INCLUDING HACKING, CRACKING AND PRODUCTION OF MALWARE
COMPUTER MISUSE ACT - THIS LAW RESTRICTS PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING OR MODIFYING DATA WITHOUT PERMISSION
DATA PROTECTION ACT - PRIVACY LAW TO FORCE ORGANISATION TO LOOK AFTER PERSONAL DATA
PLAGIARISM - USING OTHERS’ IDEAS AND WORDS WITHOUT CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGING THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION
CRACKING - PROCESS OF DEFEATING COMPUTER SOFTWARE SECURITY MEASURES IN ORDER TO DISTRIBUTE IT FOR FREE OR MODIFY IT
HACKING - ATTEMPTS TO GAIN UNAUTHORISED ENTRY INTO A COMPUTER SYSTEM OR NETWORK
MALWARE - SOFTWARE DESIGNED TO INFILTRATE OR DAMAGE A COMPUTER SYSTEM WITHOUT THE USER’S INFORMED CONSENT BESPOKE SOFTWARE - TYPE OF SOFTWARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR AN ORGANISATION TO DO THE TASKS SET OUT BY THE ORGANISATION
GENERIC SOFTWARE - SOFTWARE THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF TASKS AND CAN BE USED IN LOTS OF AREAS OF WORK
BOTH LEGAL AND MORAL ISSUES ARE CREATED WHEN SOMEONE HAS DONE SOMETHING THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO. BUT WITH THE WIDESPREAD OF TECHNOLOGY MORE AND MORE OF THESE CAN BE SEEN, AND THESE ARE SEVERE ISSUES.
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