Title: Year 12 / Computer Science / Theory / 7 - Ethics and Ownership / 7.1 - Ethics and Ownership

Q: Explain what is meant by copyright legislation and why its needed
A: formal and legal rights to ownership, protects against unauthorised reproduction of work, provides for legal right of redress

Q: Describe what is meant by ethics
A: system of moral principles that guide behaviour, based on philosophical views, eg respectful or considerate behaviour

Q: State what the public section of the IEEE/ACM Code of ethics states
A: SEs shall act consistently with public interest

Q: State what the client and employer section of the IEEE/ACM Code of ethics states
A: SEs shall act in manner that is in best interests of their client and employer

Q: State what the product section of the IEEE/ACM Code of ethics states
A: SEs shall ensure that their products and related modifications meet highest professional standards possible

Q: State what the judgement section of the IEEE/ACM Code of ethics states
A: SEs shall maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgement

Q: State what the management section of the IEEE/ACM Code of ethics states
A: SE managers and leaders shall subscribe to and promote an ethical approach to management of software development and maintenance

Q: State what the profession section of the IEEE/ACM Code of ethics states
A: SEs shall advance integrity and reputation of the profession

Q: State what the colleagues section of the IEEE/ACM Code of ethics states
A: SEs shall be fair to and supportive of their colleagues

Q: State what the self section of the IEEE/ACM Code of ethics states
A: SEs shall participate in lifelong learning regarding practice of their profession and promote ethical approach to practice of the profession

Q: Explain why we need to act ethically and the impact of acting ethically or unethically in a situation
A: to make people feel valued, make people work hard, make collaborative work more achievable

Q: List 4 types of software licencing
A: free software foundation, open source initiative, shareware, commercial software

Q: Explain the use of free software foundation licencing
A: user has freedom to run, copy, distribute, improve software, small fee to cover distribution costs, special feature known as copy left, where redist version of software must be dist with original terms of free use, modification and distribution

Q: Explain the use of Open Source Initiative licencing
A: source code comes with software, can be modified by user, once edited, software is redistributed with changes, can be cost free or need payment

Q: Explain the use of shareware licencing
A: software provided free on trial basis, may be limited in features, no access to source code, have to pay after expiry date or to get full functionality

Q: Explain the use of commerical software licencing
A: software purchased with license that restricts number of users, source code for software cant be edited

Q: Explain how AI works
A: stores instructions and rules, learns from past mistakes, makes sure not to do things that lead to past mistakes, calculates different possibilities

Q: Explain the social impact of AI
A: replacement of manual labour with automation can lead to massive unemployment, but could lead to increased leisure time

Q: Explain the economic impact of AI
A: because of increased innovation and efficiency with automation provided by ai, theres lower manufacturing costs in general

Q: Explain the environmental impact of AI
A: detrimental impact on environment due to robot manufacture with limited resources and its waste disposal

Q: State 5 applications of AI
A: problem solving, linguistics, perception, reasoning, learning