Social and Ethical Significance (Strand 1)

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anonymity

anonymous; total privacy, or hiding their identity

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authenticity

a user proving their identity to gain access to a computer system.

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compatibility

idea that two systems work together and can share hardware, software, or data.

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cultural diversity

the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society

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cultural impact

historical, geographical, and familiar factors that affect assessment and intervention processes.

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digital citizenship

being a good citizen on the internet

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economic impact

the effect of the event on the economy in a specified area

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environmental impact

Possible effects caused by a development, industrial, or infrastructural project or by the release of a substance in the environment.

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equality of access

the concept that all persons should have equal rights of access to anything they desire.

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ergonomic impact

the science of refining the design of products to optimize them for human use. (i.g. weight, height, hearing, sight, etc.)

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globalization

the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence

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health impact

a combination of procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, program, or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population

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integrity

the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles

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intellectual property

creations of the mind, such as stories, films, music, and computer programs.

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legal impact

an unnecessary discriminatory effect on a protected class caused by a practice or policy

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policies

rules designed to control the way people use IT.

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political impact

The effect that government policy and its administrative practices can have on something

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privacy

the ability to control how data about us is used.

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protocols

technical rules that designers of hardware and software should follow

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psychological impact

the effect caused by environmental and biological factors

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reliability

how well the computer system works.

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security

concerned with protecting IT systems from unauthorized users.

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standards

a level of quality

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surveillance

used IT to monitor people - with or without their knowledge or permission

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the digital divide

the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern IT.

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unauthorized access

a person gaining access on the website, program, server, service, or other system using someone else's account or other methods.

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