IB ITGS - 1. Introduction

Application 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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