ICT Solutions: Audience Appreciation and Socio-Ethical Issues

Flashcards covering audience appreciation, usability for young children, software copyright laws, piracy prevention, and legal, moral, ethical, and cultural issues in ICT.

What factors must be considered to ensure ICT solutions are suitable for a target audience?

Target audience age, experience, expectation and knowledge, use of language and colours, usability, and use of multimedia and interactive content.

In terms of audience appreciation, how is usability defined?

Performing the task efficiently and effectively.

Why is text-based color identification unsuitable for a web page designed for children aged $2$ to $3$?

Text cannot be read by this age group, and complex names like "turquoise" are too difficult; instead, images or colour buttons should be used.

What is the primary reason software developers put measures in place regarding Copyright Law?

To address the continuous issue of Software Piracy and make it more difficult to use illegal copies of software.

List three illegal activities related to software copyright.

Making a software copy to sell or give away, renting out software, and using software on a network on multiple computers without permission.

What is considered illegal regarding the branding or code of copyrighted software?

Using the name or branding of copyrighted software on another software without permission, or using code from copyrighted software and passing it off as your own to sell.

Name four measures software developers use to prevent the use of illegal software.

Use of a Product Key, Online Activation, requiring the Software CD/DVD to be in the drive during use, and making users agree to terms and conditions before installation.

In ICT solutions, what is the definition of a legal issue?

Ensuring that no code has been taken from existing copyrighted software and that there is no cheating of the code.

How is morality distinguished from legality in ICT solutions?

Morality is about distinguishing right from wrong based on one's conscience; for example, creating a site with similar content to a competitor is not illegal but may be against one's morale.

What does it mean to follow ethics in ICT?

Adhering to a code of conduct, such as not leaking a company's software secrets to a rival company.

What is a cultural consideration for software developers?

Ensuring software does not offend individuals or communities, such as avoiding religious words in computer games that could cause offense.