Chapter - 3
Ethical Use of Computers
Exercises :
1. Fill in the blanks.
a. Some issues related to computers are and are ............... concerned with ethics.
unimportant | important | silly
b. In case you wish to use the material from a book you will have to seek .................. for doing so.
advice | advise |permission
C. Software producers lose millions of dollars every year due to .........
piracy | photocopying | Internet
d. Software piracy is the cad.............ng of material produced by others.
lawful | unlawful I simple
e. Pirates make illegal copies of the .....................software.
original | difficult | unwanted
f. Manufacturers print ........... and serial numbers on the original packs.
codes | names | initials
2. Write T for true and F for false.
a. Ethics are moral rules about right or wrong.
b. It is ethically wrong to duplicate vital information downloaded from the Internet.
c. Copyrighted material cannot be copied or reproduced by anybody.
d. It is all right to not pay and also not delete the unpaid software from your computer.
e. Many jobs in the software industry are lost on account of piracy worldwide.
3. Finish the sentences.
a. The copyright page of a book has ...............................................
b. Piracy affects ...............................................................
C. purchasers.de. These days manufacturers provide built-in safeguards...................................
d. To prevent hacking, the measures you can take are.
4. Give short answers.
a. What are ethics? How are they relevant in the computer industry?
b. What should you do when you use material produced by others?
C. Who is a hacker?
d. What is software piracy?
e. Give the measures you can take to prevent hacking.
5. Do this activity with a partner.
a. Find out the names of 8-10 software packages available in the market. Make a poster and put it up in the computer laboratory.
b. Find out from your teacher how much time it takes to load an anti-virus software package.
Try loading one with your teacher's assistance on a computer in the laboratory.
Type - Pinku moni bora.
