CPSC 430 Exam Questions and Answers
What social effects did mechanical calculators have? (textbook pg. 47) - Ans:-"De-skilling" and
"feminization" of bookkeeping
Male bookkeepers were replaced with female bookkeepers and wages were lowered because
mechanical calculators allowed people of averag...
Describe three technologies that were demonstrated in Douglas Engelbart's 1968 "Mother of all Demos."
(textbook pg. 85) - Ans:✔✔-Video display divided into windows, email, use of a mouse to direct a cursor,
and live video conferencing with staff members 30 miles aw
Explain the difference between morality and ethics. (textbook pg. 111) - Ans:✔✔-Morality: rules of
conduct describing what people ought and ought not to do in various situations (what)
Ethics: philosophical study of morality, a rational examination in people's moral beliefs and behaviour
(why)
Describe one similarity and one difference between subjective relativism and ethical egoism. (textbook
pg. 118, 130 for definitions) - Ans:✔✔-Subjective relativism: each person decides right and wrong for
himself/herself
Ethical egoism: the morally right action for a person to take in a particular situation is the action that will
provide that person the maximum long-term benefit
Similarity: both claim that what is considered to be right/wrong depends on the self
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