Studied by 5 peopleApplication areas
Ethical issues
Ethics
Information technology
Social and ethical considerations
Social impacts
Stakeholders
Anonymity
A person who hides their identity to have total privacy
Authenticity
A user proving their identity to gain access to a computer system.
Compatibility
Cultural diversity
Cultural impact
Digital citizenship
Being a good citizen in a digital world by using IT ethically, legally and securely.
Economic impact
Environmental impact
Equality of access
IT has not developed at the same rate for everybody in all parts of the world. There are often individuals who lack access to technology.
Ergonomic impact
Globalization
IT has helped to reduce global boundaries and speed up the global spread of news and culture.
Health impact
Integrity
The correctness of data
Intellectual property
Refers to the creations of the mind, including photographs, films, essays, and art works.
Legal impact
Policies
Rules designed to control the way people use IT
Political impact
Privacy
The ability to control how data about us is used.
Psychological impact
Reliability
How well a computer system works: if it functions as intended, or fails and crashes.
Security
Protecting IT systems from unauthorized users.
Standards and protocols
Technical rules that designers of hardware and software should follow, needed to ensure different systems are compatible with each other
Surveillance
Using IT to monitor people
Digital divide
A worldwide gap, giving advantage to those with access to technology.
Unauthorized access
Business and employment
Education and training
Environment
Health
Home and leisure
Politics and government
Input
Networking
Output
Processing
Storage
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