Security as Social and Ethical Significance.

Security
Security refers to the protection of hardware, software, machines and networks from unauthorized access. Security measures include restricted access to machines and networks for certain employees or to prevent access by hackers. The degree of security of information systems largely determines society’s confidence in the information contained in the systems.

Bank Hacked
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/business/dealbook/hackers-81-million-sneak-attack-on-world-banking.html?mcubz=3

Understanding how Ransomware Works
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40428967

How NHS was hacked
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-hack-wanna-decryptor-ransomware-what-is-it-how-does-it-work-computer-a7733141.html

Video
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/nhs-hacked-full-list-hospitals-13027590

Hacking a Car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK0SrxBC1xs

Social & Ethical Significance: Reliability and Intergrity

Reliability

Reliability refers to the operation of hardware, the design of software, the accuracy of data or the correspondence of data with the real world. Data may be unreliable if it has been entered incorrectly or if it becomes outdated. The reliability of machines, software and data determines our confidence in their value.

Therac-25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGSOsAGIVQ

Flight Failure in the Airport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54z56FbEtRk

Worst Computer Software blunders
https://www.intertech.com/Blog/15-worst-computer-software-blunders/

Integrity
Integrity refers to safeguarding the accuracy and completeness of stored data. Data lacks integrity when it has been changed accidentally or tampered with. Examples of data losing integrity are where information is duplicated in a relational database and only one copy is updated or where data entries have been maliciously altered.

Ransomeware
http://www.app.com/story/money/business/consumer/press-on-your-side/2016/04/29/microsoft-scam/83642100/

Incorrect Bill Calculation
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19908095

Insensitive letter to Parents
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/7963081.stm

Inaccurate Data
https://www.umbel.com/blog/big-data/7-big-data-blunders/

Software Bugs
https://www.wired.com/2005/11/historys-worst-software-bugs/

ITGS Past Statistics for MAY 2015 - NOV 2016,

MAY 2015
http://www.ibo.org/contentassets/bc850970f4e54b87828f83c7976a4db6/dp-2015-may-stats-bulletin.pdf

NOV 2015
http://www.ibo.org/contentassets/bc850970f4e54b87828f83c7976a4db6/dp-statistical-bulletin-november-2015.pdf

MAY 2016
http://www.ibo.org/contentassets/bc850970f4e54b87828f83c7976a4db6/dp-statistical-bulletin-may-2016-en.pdf

NOV 2016
http://www.ibo.org/contentassets/bc850970f4e54b87828f83c7976a4db6/dp-statistical-bulletin-november-2016-en.pdf

ITGS Examination Structures

ITGS Sample Examination Questions
SL Paper 1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8VAiXCgqIIbZzB3cTlVOWowcjg/view?usp=sharing

HL Paper 1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8VAiXCgqIIbU3pwRDVHcE01MHc/view?usp=sharing

ITGS Paper 2 HL /SL  exam structures

• Child Drinkers Article
• Markscheme
• HL/SL  Paper 2 Answer booklet
  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8VAiXCgqIIbdkZPTjUwN2Ntb0k/view?usp=sharing
• Student's Response

HL Paper 3

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8VAiXCgqIIbXzRSM2pwSGNqblk/view?usp=sharing

ITGS IA Sample

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8VAiXCgqIIbQkFDcWlZYWh2ZHc?usp=sharing

ITGS Class of 2017-2019

Welcome to the ITGS Class of 2017-2019

Please click on the link below to get the full ITGS syllabus

Complete ITGS Guide

IB ITGS Video Basics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQNV0wwMSdE&list=PLsbDxsOnM1BV9e9R1waRjSZ1jzSTYJbpD&index=3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D84FYufHt1I&index=1&list=PLsbDxsOnM1BV9e9R1waRjSZ1jzSTYJbpD&t=165s

TASK 1: Main terms

Read the guide on page 4, 5, and 6.

From the reading;

a) What is the difference between 

   i) Information Technology (IT) and Information system?

   

   ii) Social impacts and ethical considerations?

   iii) ITGS project and ITGS Extended Essay?

b) How is ITGS different from Computer science and how are they similar?

    Post your comments in the comment below.

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TASK 2 : Social and Ethical Significance

Read the guide on page 20 - 22. and you can also watch the Youtube on  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qiMTuruk0M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3zeH-YEHkE

Task 3:

Watch the video in the page below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2mC-NUAmMk

a) Strand 1: What are some of the possible social and ethical significance that can arise from the news video.

b) Strand 2: What are some of the application areas relevant to the news video?

c) Strand 3: What are some of the IT terms and concepts arising from the video directly or indirectly?