Friday, September 27, 2019

Music Project

Use any software of choice to create music.

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Criterion A;

Part 1: What is the concern all about?
Why is it a concern?What is the negative impact on one or more stakeholders?
What extracts from article will you use to support or give the context?
Use evidences from the article to support the main issue identified
N/b Do not describe an issue that is not directly stated or implied. The issue should be straight
away clear from the article.
Part 2: Who is the primary stakeholder?
What is the use of the IT system?
Which part of IT system is the stakeholder using?
Can this be supported with extract or an example from the article?
This answers "Who", "How" and "Why"

Criterion B;
Use the document in the link below to learn how to respond to criterion B.
Answering ITGS Paper 2 Criterion B

Criterion C;
Use the document in the link below for ideas on how to respond to criterion C;
Answering ITGS Paper 2 Criterion C

Criterion D:
Part 1: Describe the one problem resulting from the use of the IT system.
What is the impact of the problem?
State one solution to the one problem described
Part 2: Describe how the solution will work
NB Technical solutions should be describe with IT terms showing inputs, processing, storage, outputs.
Non technical solutions should be supported with policies and actions required.
Part 3: Evaluate some positives strengths of the solution in solving the problem.
Evaluate some negatives of the solution in solving the problem.
Part 4; Conclusion
What areas of the solution do you have issues with?
What do you recommend for future development of the solution
Overall strategy for Paper 2 Criteria

Exercise
Read the news article in the link below and answers the assigned questions; Post your responses in your OneNote page.

Read the article in the link below;

Child Drinkers Article

Criterion A - The issue and stakeholder(s)
Describe one social/ethical concern related to the IT system

Describe the relationship of one primary stakeholder to the IT system

Criterion B - The IT concepts and processes

Describe, step by step, how the IT system works

Explain the relationship between the IT system and the social/ethical concern described in Criterion A

Criterion C - The impact of the social/ethical issues on stakeholder
Evaluate the impact of the social/ethical issues on the relevant stakeholder

Criterion D - A solution to a problem arising from the article
Evaluate one solution that addresses at least one problem identified in Criterion C

Monday, September 16, 2019

Introduction to Computers (Basics, Software and Hardware)

Summary Slideshare notes Discovering Computers" by Shelly Cashman on;

1. Introduction to computers

2. Components of a System Unit

http://www.slideshare.net/astirling917/chapter-01-11576876

http://www.slideshare.net/astirling917/discovering-computers-chapter-04

Attempt the following questions in the links below;
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_compconf_7/27/7030/1799850.cw/index.html

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Introduction to Computer Software

Introduction to Software

https://www.slideshare.net/astirling917/discovering-computers-chapter-03

https://www.slideshare.net/astirling917/discovering-computers-chapter-08?qid=d1e300c1-68bb-45dc-9638-4f26a1d9a6fd&v=&b=&from_search=1

Attempt the questions in the link below
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_compconf_7/29/7508/1922177.cw/index.html

Computer software

Makes brief notes on software and post them on your OneNote page

Your notes should touch on the following;

Define software
Application software with examples

Systems software which includes operating system and utility programs with examples

Computer interface for example, Command Line Interface CLI, GUI, MDI, HCI, Voice Interface and others

Software licencing; Distinguish between shareware, public domain, freeware, proprietary and open source software

Licensing authorities: Business Software Alliance (BSA)
Commercial and custom-built (bespoke) software
Registration, serial number, warranty, copyright agreement
Web-based software
User support: manuals, assistants, tutorials, help systems, “Read Me” files
Macros, templates, wizards

Make further Notes on the following;

Thursday's lesson

File formats

- What are file formats?

- Describe the different computer file formats

Notes presentation

https://www.slideshare.net/samudin/applicaton-software

https://pt.slideshare.net/chetanbirla/it-chetan/18?smtNoRedir=1

https://www.slideshare.net/myraijuan/kinds-of-computer-software

Future of software.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwj2s_5e12U

Friday's Lesson.

What would be the best thing to do in each of the following scenario,

One student in class should lead the discussions,

1. Copying an employee’s files. You are a computer system manager. An employee is out sick and another employee requests that you copy all files from the sick person’s computer to his so he can do some work.

2. Insufficient privacy protection. Your customer is a community clinic that works with families that have problems of family violence. The clinic has three sites in the same city, including a shelter for battered women and children. Currently, the clinic uses no computers. The director wants a computerized record system, networked for the three sites, with the ability to transfer files among sites and make appointments at any site for any other. She wants to have an Internet connection for email communication with other social-service agencies about client needs. She wants a few notebook computers capable of storing copies of records that staffers can carry when they visit clients at home. At the shelter, staffers use only first names, but the records contain last names and forwarding addresses of women who have recently left. The director’s description of the system makes no mention of passwords or encryption. The clinic’s budget is small, and she wants to keep the cost as low as possible.

3. Risky systems. Your team is working on a computer-controlled laser device for treating cancerous tumors. The computer controls direction, intensity, and timing of the beam that destroys the tumor. Various delays have put the project behind schedule, and the deadline is approaching. There will not be time to complete all the planned testing. The system has been functioning properly in the routine treatment scenarios that have been tested so far. You are the project manager, and you are considering whether to deliver the system on time, while continuing testing, and to make patches if bugs are found.

4. Risky systems. Suppose you are a member of a team working on a computer-controlled crash avoidance system for automobiles. You think the system has a flaw that could endanger people. The project manager does not seem concerned and expects to announce completion of the project soon. Are you ethically obligated to do something?

5. Release of personal information. You work for the IRS, the Social Security Administration, a medical clinic, or a large credit bureau. Someone asks you to get a copy of a person’s file. He will pay you $500.

6. Release of personal information—version 2. You work for the IRS, the Social Security Administration, a medical clinic, or a large credit bureau. You know another employee sells files with people’s personal information.

7. A test plan. A team of programmers is developing a communications system for firefighters to use when fighting a fire. Firefighters will be able to communicate with each other, with supervisors near the scene, and with other emergency personnel. The programmers will test the system in a field near the company office.

8. Copyright violation. Your company has about 25 licenses for a computer program, but you discover that it has been copied onto 80 computers.

9. Hiring foreign programmers. You are a manager at a software company about to begin a large software project. You will need to hire dozens of new programmers. Using the Internet for communication and software delivery, you can hire programmers in another country at lower salary than programmers in your country. Should you do this? 1

10. A small company offers you a programming job. You are to work on new versions of its software product to disable copy-protection and other access controls on electronic books. The company’s program enables buyers of e-books to read their e-books on a variety of hardware devices (fair uses). Customers could also use the program to make many unauthorized copies of copyrighted books. The company’s Web page implicitly encourages this practice.

11. Suppose you came to the U.S. from Kosovo 15 years ago. You now have a small software company. You will need to hire six programmers this year. Because of the devastation by the ware in your homeland, you have decided to seek out and hire only programmers who are refugees from Kosovo.

12. You are the president of a small computer-game company. Your company has just bought another small game company that was developing three new games. You look them over and find that one is complete, ready to reproduce and sell. It is very violent and demeaning to women. It would probably sell 200,000–400,000 copies. You have to decide what to do with the game.

13. In 1990, the campaign of a gubernatorial candidate in Massachusetts distorted a digital image of his opponent in a television interview to make the opponent appear more menacing.

14. The faculty at a large university requested that the campus store sell an electronic device, AutoGrader, that students would use when taking machine-scorable tests. Students would enter test answers into this personal electronic device and then send the answers via infrared signal to the instructor’s computer in the classroom. Once all the answers are received, the instructor’s computer immediately grades the test and sends the students’ scores back to their devices. Suppose you are a university dean who must decide whether to allow use of this system.

Scenarios from Gift of Fire Book by Sara Baase

Monday, August 26, 2019

Social and Ethical Issues Activities

Task 1;
1. Identify a news article that address the 3 strands of the ITGS triangle.

2. Prepare a short presentation that highlights
a) The description of the Technology
b) The description of two main social and ethical significance associated with the technology
c) Two areas of application to specified scenario

Presentations to be completed

https://sites.google.com/site/keremitgsnotes/home/topic-1-continues

Task 2;

Learning Objectives:

Describe common security problems and their impacts.
Identify recent examples of various types of malware.
Explain good security practices (preventative measures).
Apply the ITGS Triangle to security scenarios.

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.

We will read the list of news articles below.

https://www.wired.com/story/biggest-cybersecurity-crises-2019-so-far/

https://www.iotforall.com/5-worst-iot-hacking-vulnerabilities/

https://fossbytes.com/hacking-techniques/; What are the main types of hacking attacks?

These articles will provide some perspective on the history of hacking, high-profile hacking in 2017, and hacking as it relates to the Internet of Things.

While reading these articles:

1) Make note of the various kinds of hacking that are noted, so that you can use them as examples in the writing tasks you will do in the future.

2) Formulate a list of questions raised by the articles.

3) Consider how the issues raised in these articles can be applied to the ITGS Triangle.

Task 4 Period 1 on Monday 2/9/2019

Privacy

Privacy is the ability of individuals and groups to determine for themselves when, how and to what extent information about themselves is shared with others. At its extreme, privacy becomes anonymity when, for instance, a person uses it to conceal his or her true identity in order to cyber-bully someone else. Conversely, excessive privacy could also conceal the perpetrators of criminal, terrorist or computer hacking acts from law enforcement agencies.

i) Read the new articles below
It is about Alexa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-technology-202/2019/05/06/the-technology-202-alexa-are-you-spying-on-me-here-s-why-smart-speakers-raise-serious-privacy-concerns/5ccf46a9a7a0a46cfe152c3c/?noredirect=on

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2019/04/12/amazon-staff-are-listening-to-alexa-conversations-heres-what-to-do/#3434049171a2

- Formulate a list of questions raised by the articles
- Describe how the ITGS triangle addressed by the news articles above.

ii) Identify and an ideal current news article which raises Privacy / Anonymity issues and describe how the ITGS triangle is addressed in your OneNote page.

Authenticity
Authenticity means establishing a user’s identity beyond reasonable doubt. Authenticating the user is crucial in many scenarios, particularly in business and legal matters. A simple example of authentication is a user login to a network. A more advanced example would be the use of encrypted digital signatures in a business transaction or the use of watermarking on digital photographs.

i) Read the new articles below
Facial Recognition
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2115094/china-build-giant-facial-recognition-database-identify-any#targetText=China%20is%20building%20the%20world's,about%2090%20per%20cent%20accuracy.

https://www.pulse.com.gh/bi/tech/facial-recognition-is-almost-perfectly-accurate-heres-why-that-could-be-a-problem/xnvwl26

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/ces-2019-facial-recognition-technology-brings-privacy-concerns-190110082030740.html

- Formulate a list of questions raised by the articles
- Describe how the ITGS triangle addressed by the news articles above.

ii) Identify and an ideal current news article which raises Privacy / Anonymity issues and describe how the ITGS triangle is addressed in your OneNote page.

Task 5 Period 1 3/9/2019
Surveillance
Surveillance is the use of IT to monitor the actions of people. For example, monitoring may be used to track, record and assess employees’ performance. It can be used to support claims for promotion or to ensure that employees follow the organization’s internet policy appropriately.

a) Obtain ONE news article that raises a surveillance issue
b) Describe how the technology impacts on the different stakeholders.
c) Describe ONE main problem of the Technology and ONE solution to the problem.

The digital divide and equality of access
The growth of the use of IT systems has led to disparities in the use of, and access to, information technologies. Disparities exist not only internationally between countries, but also within countries between different socio-economic groups as well as within what may appear to be relatively homogenous groups. This may lead to groups or individuals without access to IT being disadvantaged. For example, while telelearning may bring previously unavailable opportunities to everyone’s doorstep, factors such as the cost and availability
of hardware, software or access to the internet may create a “digital divide”.

a) Obtain ONE picture that shows digital divide and equality of access issue
b) Describe how the the stakeholders are impacted.

c) Describe ONE solution to addressing any of the problem associated with the picture.

Intellectual property
Intellectual property includes ideas, discoveries, writings, works of art, software, collections and presentations of data. Copyright, trademarks and patents exist to protect intellectual property. However, the easy and accurate duplication methods made available through IT can undermine such protection.

a) Obtain ONE video which less 4 mins that represents intellectual Property issue
b) List and describe how the the stakeholders are impacted in the video.

c) How would you have improved the video to present the issue clearly?

Task 6 4/9/2019 Period 3
Policies
Policies are enforceable measures intended to promote appropriate and discourage inappropriate use relating to information technologies. They can be developed by governments, businesses, private groups or individuals. They normally consist of rules governing access to, or use of, information, hardware, software, and networks.

a) Compare TWO policies for Facebook and Instagram social media platform and share the similarities and the difference on your OneNote page.

b) Imagine you have developed a unique software or invented a new digital device; What would you include in your policy statements and why?

Standards and protocols
Standards and protocols are technical rules and conventions that enable compatibility and therefore facilitate communication or interoperability between different IT systems and their components. They might govern the design and use of hardware, software and information.

a) Apple phones charges are too different from other phone chargers, why is that so?

b) Justify the reasons for having the same rules and protocols to enable compatibility between IT systems / devices.

Task 7 (Use your class time to complete all the pending tasks in this page)
Create an animation or a video that explains the 4 remaining social and ethical issues;
a) The video /Animation should be less than 4 mins
b) Use images as much as possible
c) Use background music in the background
d) Have your voice recorded within the solution.

Use can try signing up for https://animoto.com/ or any other online solution.