7 - ethics

Question 1

ethics

Answer 1

moral prinicples governing behaviour

Question 2

professional ethical bodies

Answer 2

• British Computer society
• Institute of electrical and elctronics engineers

Question 3

softwrae engineering code of ethics

Answer 3

public
client/ employer
product
judgement
managemnet
profession
colleagues
self

Question 4

steps against piracy

Answer 4

• user will be asked for a unique product key which was supplied to the origional owner
• user will be asked to state they agree to licence agreements before downloading
• some software only runs if the CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM is in the drive

Question 5

digital rights management

Answer 5

• uses protection software to stop copying
• restricts what a user can do with data eg can stream but not copy

Question 6

commercial software

Answer 6

available to customers for a fee (or free) providing a license for one or mutiple devices - fully copyright protected
eg shareware, freeware

Question 7

free software

Answer 7

free software foundation and open source initiatie
users can run software, modify it, redistriute copies and dont need permission
not protected by copyright

Question 8

freeware

Answer 8

softwrae that can be downloaded free of charge - is subject to copyright

Question 9

shareware

Answer 9

users can try out some software free of charge for a trial after which a fee must be paid (free trial)
is protected by copyright

Question 10

copyright

Answer 10

law that protects ownership of intellectual property - protects against unauthorised reproduction of work

Question 11

AI

Answer 11

• a machine or application which carries out a task that requires some degree of intelligence
• Problem solving, learning, pattern recognition
  eg
• language processing
• facial recognition
• operating machinery eg driving
• predicting outcomes eg weather forecasting

Question 12

commercial softwrae +

Answer 12

• Have ownership of the software
• Have protection of your ideas and compensation if the software is used - copyright
• Can earn money when the program is used

Question 13

open source +

Answer 13

• Other people can improve on it - allows for collaboration - can fix errors, customise and add new features
• More people might want to use it because it free

Question 14

need for ethics

Answer 14

To protect individuals and society from harm

Question 15

what software can be distributed

Answer 15

free software and the free trial part of shareware