Chapter 11: Impact of Computing (Big Idea 5)

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World Wide Web
which was originally designed for scientists to share their research.
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Multifactor authentication
________ is another layer that is increasingly used.
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computational artifacts
Anything a person creates, including any ________ created with a computer, is the intellectual property of that person.
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Strong passwords help
________ block those trying to gain unauthorized access.
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Targeted advertising
which can be helpful for businesses and consumers when looking for a specific item.
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human viruses
Computer viruses are like ________.
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Social media
which has been used to stream events across the globe, sometimes helps to change history.
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Online learning
is an education model that would not be possible without the tools of communication available via the Internet.
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Crowdsourcing allows people to share information and ask the "crowd"
anyone who accesses the site-for feedback, to help solve problems, find employment, or for funding
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Machine learning and data mining
help find patterns and identify insights in data, leading to new innovations.
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Programmers and businesses
try to identify potential negative uses, but it is seldom possible to think of all the ways other people could use an innovation.
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Cloud computing
offers new ways for people to communicate, making collaboration easier and more efficient. 
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**Digital Divide**
includes access to information, knowledge, markets, and different cultures.
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Bias
which is intentional or unintentional prejudice for or against certain groups of people, shows up in computing innovations too.
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Artificial intelligence
programs are used more and more in ways such as screening applications of job candidates, determining if a person merits credit to purchase a house, and locating what areas have more crime.
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Crowdsourcing
allows people to share information and ask the “crowd”— anyone who accesses the site—for feedback, to help solve problems, find employment, or for funding.
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Peer-to-peer networks
exist that are used to illegally share files of all types.
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Creative Commons
provides a way for creators of software, images, music, videos, and any computational artifact to share their creations with stipulations for sharing and permission from the author clearly indicated.
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Digital data
is easy to find, copy, and paste, so ensuring you have written permission from the creator or owner is important.
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**Open-Source Software**
is software that is freely shared, updated, and supported by anyone who wants to do so.
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**Open Access**
The sharing of huge amounts of public data by organizations, such as the U.S. government, provides the opportunity for anyone to search for information or to help solve problems.
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Analytics
identify trends for marketing purposes and help businesses determine what and where customers are searching for their products and their competitors’ products, how long an item sits in a virtual shopping cart, and when people buy.
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Data mining
is a field of study that analyzes large datasets.
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**Personally Identifiable Information (PII)**
Any information that identifies you
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Digital footprints and fingerprints
are the trail of little pieces of data we leave behind as a sign of our presence as we go through our daily lives.
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Cybersecurity
has a global impact because now anyone from anywhere can attempt to gain unauthorized entry to someone else’s computer, data, servers, or network.
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Strong passwords
help block those trying to gain unauthorized access.
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*Multifactor authentication*
is another layer that is increasingly used.
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Phishing attacks
create e-mail and/or websites that look a legitimate hoping to induce a person to click on the malicious link.
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Keylogging software
is a form of malware that captures every keystroke and transmits it to whomever planted it.
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Cryptography
is the writing of secret codes.
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Encryption
is converting a message to a coded format. 
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decryption
Deciphering the encrypted message is called
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Public key encryption
uses open standards, meaning the algorithms used are published and available to everyone and are discussed by experts and interested parties and known by all.Â