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100

This is the “inner voice” telling us what to do or what not to do.

What is conscience?

100

The purpose of this branch of philosophy is to interpret human conduct, acknowledging and distinguishing between right and wrong.

What is ethics?

100

The first Chapter of Gleick talked about this communication system that relied on hearing sounds from far away.

What are the African talking drums?

100

Women were used in this workplace setting because they were seen as more obedient, cheaper labor than men, but more responsible than teenage boys.

What are switchboards?

200

This is a binding custom or practice of a community; a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority; the whole body of such customs, practices, or rules.

What is law?

200

The Ten Commandments are an example of this.

What is a moral code?

200

This "revolution" included increased inventions like the spinning Jenny, steam engines, and the telegram.

What is the Industrial Revolution?

200

Women in WWII were used as spies, encrypting their messages in their knitting, which operated as this kind of computing.

What is steganography?

300
At its core, computation and computing can be considered the transmission of this (A) through this (B).

What is information (A) transmitted through language (B)?

300

This is a set of principles that guide the behavior of individuals when using computer resources (examples include intellectual property rights, privacy concerns, as well as the impacts of computer technology on wider society).

What are computer ethics?

300
Named after its creator, this system of information transmission consists of dots and dashes.

What is Morse Code?

300
Telegrams are transmitted through this language system.

What is Morse Code?

300

This action involves calling to public attention, including and especially to that of a higher authority such as a government, what is considered an illegal or mismanaged act.

What is whistleblowing?

400

These include: A set of highly developed skills and deep knowledge of the domain, autonomy, and observance of a code of conduct.

What are the 3 pillars of professionalism?

400

Consequentialism, deontology, human nature, relativism, hedonism, and emotivism are examples of these.

What are ethical theories?

400

Current information theory has described this as “Apathy, indifference, or mental exhaustion arising from exposure to too much information, esp. (in later use) stress induced by the attempt to assimilate excessive amounts of information from the media, the Internet, or at work."

 

What is information overwhelm, information glut, information anxiety, or information fatigue?

400
While the Internet was invented and released for public use in 1990, this form of internet and computing was available for French users beginning in 1982.

What is Minitel?

500

A penal code is a system of set rules prescribing punishment for unlawful acts; the punishment system consists of three functions. These are its 3 functions.

What are retributive, corrective, and deterrent?

500

These seven temptations for unethical reasons should be fully considered before making decisions that could/will impact others. 

What are Speed, Privacy & Anonymity, Nature of medium, Aesthetic attraction, Increased availability of potential victims, International scope, and The power to destroy?

500

While this man (A) is considered the father of the computer, this man (B) is considered the father of computer science and the prediction of artificial intelligence.

Who are Charles Babbage (A) and Alan Turing (B)?
500
Security and privacy concerns are especially relevant for companies who have recently encountered this (ex. T-Mobile, AT&T, Yahoo!, Equifax, and Facebook).

What are data leaks and data breaches?

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