Digital Law & Ethics
Explain Copyright Laws.
Legal protections that grant original exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or adapt their creative works.
What is Intellectual Property?
Creations of the human mind protected by law, including inventions, literary and artistic work, designs, symbols, names, and images used in commerce.
Name 3 concepts of Cybersecurity.
Confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Identify Hardware.
The physical, tangible electrical circuits, components, and mechanical parts that make up a computer system.
Explain Software.
The intangible collection of instructions, programs, code scripts, and routines that direct computer hardware on how to execute tasks.
What is Fair Use?
A legal doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holder, typically for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research.
What is a Public Domain?
Intellectual and creative works that are free of copyright restrictions.
What is the Focus Area of Confidentiality?
Access Control.
What is CPU?
The primary processor and "brain" of the computer that fetches, interprets, and executes software instructions and coordinates other system components.
Identify Operating System.
The foundational system software that manages computer hardware resources, organizes file systems, and provides common background services for application software.
Identify Software Piracy.
Software Piracy is the unauthorized copying, downloading, distribution, or commercial use of copyrighted software programs.
Identify Creative Commons.
Intellectual and creative works that are shared under open licenses that permit free use and adaption under specific conditions.
What is the Focus Area of Integrity?
Data Accuracy.
Explain Memory. (RAM- Random Access Memory)
High-speed, volatile temporary storage used by the CPU to hold the operating system, running applications, and active data currently in use.
What is an App / Application?
Specialized software designed to help an end-user accomplish specific tasks or activities, distinct from the core operating system.
What is Acceptable Use Policy? (AUP)
A legally binding set of rules, codes of conduct, and network guidelines that users must agree to in order to access a school, library, or corporate computer network.
What are some examples of Intellectual Property?
Patents on new computer chips, trademarks on brand logos, and copyrights on software source code.
What is the Focus Area of Availability?
System Reliability.
Identify Storage.
Non-volatile digital media designed to preserve operating systems, software programs, user files, and media long-term, even when the computer is turned off.
A specialized system utility program that enables the operating system and software applications to communicate and interact smoothly with specific connected hardware peripherals.
What is an example of Acceptable Use Policy?
The agreement students sign at the beginning of the school year stating they will not bypass web filters or play unauthorized games.
What is the Internet of Things?
The vast interconnected network of physical devices, home appliances, and equipment embedded with sensors, software, and network connectivity that collect and exchange data online.
What is Encryption?
The cryptographic mathematical process of transforming readable data into an unreadable scrambled format that can only be unlocked with a secret decryption key.
What is a Binary?
A base-2 numerical system that uses only two digits, 0 and 1, forming the universal electrical language underlying all digital computing and hardware circuits.
What is User Interface? (UI)
The visual layout, screens, menus, buttons, icons, and interactive elements through which a human user interacts with and controls a computer or software program.