Describe the major challenges societies face. - ANS Digital divide (pg. 33) - one of the major ethical challenges facing society, emergence of the digital world, societal issues
Issues specifically in the digital world is (1) demographic changes, (2) urbanization, (3) shifts in economic po...
Describe the major challenges societies face. - ANS Digital divide (pg. 33) - one of the
major ethical challenges facing society, emergence of the digital world, societal issues
Issues specifically in the digital world is (1) demographic changes, (2) urbanization, (3) shifts in
economic power, (4) resource scarcity, (5) climate change
What is a knowledge worker? Who coined the term? - ANS (5) Peter Drucker coined the
term
Def- professionals who are relatively well educated and who create, modify, and/or synthesize
knowledge as a fundamental part of their jobs.
Ex-
Discuss how your laptop and mobile phones have influenced your work (school) and personal
life. - ANS (4) We're living in a 'post-pc era'
Workdays last from when you're computer is open in the morning to when it's closed at night
Ex: Any task can be completed from your phone in any location
Describe how cloud computing can improve your personal productivity. - ANS Cloud
Computing allows us to use different applications for different tasks
Example:Gmail(e-mail), google docs(word-processing), and Google calendar (pg.14)
Cloud computing can enable advanced analytics of massive amounts of big data
Describe several opportunities and challenges brought about by globalization. - ANS (7)
globalization—the integration of economies throughout the world, enabled by innovation and
technological progress
international movement of commodities, money, information, and labor as well as the
development of technologies, standards, and processes to facilitate this movement.
Ex: Mcdonald's being in every country/on every corner.
How does the digital divide manifest in different parts of the world. - ANS (6) Class
structure; divided by those who do and don't have access to information. New class has power
not from money or land, but from knowledge
(7) Edlerly, minorites, and people with disabilities have less internet access and computer
literacy, other countries outside of US have wider gaps
, Define and provide examples of data, information, knowledge, and business intelligence - ANS
Data: Root and Purpose of info systems
Ex: SSN
Data = Info = Knowledge
Ex:
Information: processed and organized data
Ex:
Knowledge:understanding of data or information
Ex:
Business Intelligence : Iset of processes and tools which helps in data analysis and report
generation
List, define, and describe five types of information systems used in organizations. - ANS
-Transaction processing system- process day-to-day business event data at the operational
level of the organization.-Knowledge management system- Enable the generation, storage,
sharing, and management of knowledge assets
Decision support system- Provide analysis tools and access to data-bases in order -to support
quantitative decision making
-Intelligent system- Emulate or enhance human capabilities
-Collaboration system- Enable people to communicate, collaborate, and coordinate with each
other
All on (pg 26)
Discuss the issues surrounding information privacy, and how you can protect yourself. - ANS
(32-33) Information privacy: concerned with what information an individual should have to reveal
to others in the workplace or through other transactions, such as online shopping.
For example, it is very easy to locate your personal blog, your most recent party pictures posted
on Facebook, or even sensitive questions you asked in a public discussion forum about drug
use or mental health.
Stored in long term cache
"Right to be forgotten" laws enforced in other countries
Following the guidelines of the Computer Ethics Institute, what behaviors are considered
unethical computer use? - ANS (pg.37) Using computer to harm others
Interfering with other people's computer work
Snooping in other people's files
Using computer to steal
Using computer to bear false witness
Copying or using proprietary software without paying for it
Using other people's computer resources without permission or compensation
Appropriating other people's intellectual output
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