Ethics


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**Computer Ethics **
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 //Ethics// is a short, two-syllable word of six letters that effects every segment of our lives. Ethics is a moral code involving a clear understanding of right and wrong. Another word for ethics is values. When people talk about ethics, they may be focused on one specific area, such as business, medical, political, environmental, religious, or personal ethics. today we are going to focus on another important area of ethics: computer ethics.

 If you have good computer ethics, you wont' try to harass or hurt people with your computer, and you won't commit crimes such as information theft or virus creation. The problem that often arises when some of us are on a computer is that we dont see the hirm in snooping in another person's private information or trying to figure out their passwords. It seems smart to copy and paste information into a school report and pretend that we wrote it. (Even if the information were public property --which most of it isn't-- that would be dishonest.) The crimes committed with hacking or gaming scams may not seem harmful because the victims lack faces. Flaming (aiming abusive, insulting messages at another person online) seems risk-free since we are anonymous. Indulging in obscenities and other offensive behavior inline might feel empowering simply because no one knows who we really are. No one is going to come knocking on the door and demand a physical confrontation. However, Every one of those activities is a violation of computer ethics.

 The Computer Ethics Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization in Washington, published a code of ethics in 1998 for computer users. They have given the public permission to duplicate and distribute this list as long as it remains intact. (Including the list without a mention of the source would be a violation of ethics - that would be plagiarism!) The Ten Commandments for Computer Ethics
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thou shald not interfere with other people’s computer work.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thou shalt not snoop in other people’s files.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thou shalt not use a omputer to steal.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness. (To tell lies about other people)
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thu shalt not use or copy software for whice you have not paid.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorization.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thou shalt not appropriate other peoples intellectual output. (Its called plagiarism!)
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you write.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thous shalt use a coputer in ways that show consideration and respect.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Nancy Willard, executive director of the Responsible Netizen Institute at the University Of Oregons Center for Advanced Technology in Education, has some ideas to help you develop good computer ethics. If you follow her advice, you will develop the kind of ethics that will make yuo a model student, employee, and citizen.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ask yourself these three questions before you make a move to do something questionable. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> 1. How would you feel if your behavior made front-page news?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> 2. How would you feel if somebody did to you what you are thinking about doing.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> 3. how would it look in the real world (i.e. stealing online versus shoplifting)? ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> If you do as Ms. Willard advises, and you make The appropriate choices, you will become known as trustworthy and honest. Those qualities are very important for anyone whose goal is to be successful. Because our society has become so computerized, we need to embrace computer ethics for the well-being of the future. **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Answer the following questions by deleting the incorrect answer and leaving only the correct answer. **
 * **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. ** || **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">A synonym for //ethics// would be . **


 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> a. Dishonesty **


 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> b. Ethnic **


 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> c. Standards **


 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> d. Skills ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. ** || <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Which of these would not be considered unethical?

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> a. Pretending to be a college student in a chat room

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> b. Posting falsehoods about a teacher that has made you angry

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> c. Copying for your own use the software that a friend bought

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> d. Using a top ten list in a report and citing the source ||
 * **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. ** || <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Why should you ask yourself whether you'd want to see your behavior in the news?

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> I'll find out whether I'm doing it for the attention it brings me.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> If I wouldn't want everyone to know about it, then I shouldn't do it.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> If the authorities find me, they will alert the newspaper.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> I'll be able to tell how badly I want to be a celebrity. ||
 * **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. ** || <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Nearly all students who behave dishonestly say that they prefer others to be honest! If that's so, why don't they abide by the Golden Rule?

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> a. They probably think that they are.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> b. They think that they are better than everyone else.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> c. They don't know that what they are doing is wrong.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> d. They don't think that a little dishonesty really matters ||
 * **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. ** || <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Why should you ask yourself how your behavior would look in the real world?

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> a. It will help me recognize unethical or criminal behavior.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> b. I may be asked to be on The Real World TV show.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> c. While I wouldn't do it face-to-face, I have the freedom to do it online.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> d. We live in the real world. ||
 * **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. ** || <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Ten Commandments for Computer Ethics boils down to __ for others.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> a. Respect

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> b. Contempt

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> c. Sympathy

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> d. Service ||
 * **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. ** || <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Your father left the room without logging off his bank's website. What should you do?

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> a. Slip over to the computer and see how much money he has. As a member <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> of the family, I have a right to know.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> b. Peek at his bank balance, and then share the news with my friends.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> c. Find out if there is enough money in there to cover a DVD player.

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> d. Ignore the temptation to peek at those financial records. ||
 * **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. ** || <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">You signed up for an hour on the computer at the library. While you are playing an online game, a classmate asks if you would mind logging off and allowing him to do some research for a class assignment. You:

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> a. Agree to give up your remaining computer time

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> b. Make a vulgar gesture and turn back to your game

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> c. Tell him to wait his turn like everybody else

<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> d. Tell him that you are in the middle of doing research on games ||