1 The Internet
Social and ethical issues
1.1 reliability and authenticity of information
1.2 social consequences of addiction to the Internet
1.3 social impact of global viruses
1.4 social impact of dependence on the Internet
1.5 etiquette rules for appropriate behaviour when using the Internet
1.6 social impact of the domination of English as the main web language
1.7 social impact of theft of identity through the Internet by Alex
1.8 social impact of open access to unsuitable material on the Internet
1.9 ethical issues related to misuse of the Internet, for example, spamming
1.10ethical considerations of IT-rich versus IT-poor nations as a result of differing access
1.11 ethical considerations relating to the use of encryption
1.12 ethical considerations relating to workplace monitoring.
Knowledge of technology
1.13 Key terms by Ronald & Wilanth
Internet protocols, for example, HTTP, FTP, TCP/IP, cookies, listserv, web cam, Internet languages, netiquette, Intranet, URL, hyperlink, bandwidth, WWW, browser, search engine, e-mail
1.14 means for blocking access to information by Su
1.15 features of a web browser by no one yet
1.16 comparison of Internet and Intranet , encryption methods by no one yet
the limiting effect of bandwidth , e-mail , viruses by Dwarkesh
features of a web page , global databases , online services, e-commerce, banking, health, libraries , use of appropriate search engines.
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Word processing and desktop publishing
Social and ethical issues
effects of DTP on the right to publish, for example, freedom of the press, free exchange of ideas, economic effects of DTP on business ,intellectual property issues associated with reproduction and/or transformation of digitized text , effects of word processing and DTP on the workplace, for example, job loss, deskilling, surveillance ,ergonomics/health impacts of word processing and DTP in the workplace , social impact of speech-enabled input/output ,
Knowledge of technology
formatting, template, spell check, grammar check, ASCII/unicode, PDF, RTF, text, word processing versus page layout , appropriate use of templates , effective use of word processing functions to streamline production of documents , use of appropriate fonts, white space and line spacing to create output that communicates effectively
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Databases and Spreadsheets
Social and ethical issues
privacy of information in different cultures , rights of individuals with respect to the storage of personal data , social consequences of outdated or incorrect data stored in databases , social consequences of the release of sensitive data stored in databases ,legislation on access and use of database information in different countries , responsibility for the security of data stored in databases from different perspectives, for example, the developer, the user and the management of an organization , accountability for the negative social effects caused by insecure databases ,ethical issues related to the collection and use of personal data ,
ethical issues related to the selling of data stored in databases ,
Databases: Knowledge of technology
Databases: Design and creation concepts
Key Terms ,field, key field, record, search, query, sort, database management system, mail merge
Flat-file database versus relational database , Paper files versus electronic files , Data redundancy and data integrity , Updating data ,Databases: Storage and access concepts
Data transfer between a database and a spreadsheet , Search and the use of the Boolean operators (AND, OR and NOT) ,
Data mining/data matching ,Databases: Presentation concepts
Report generation ,: Special-purpose databases, for example, personal information managers, encyclopedias, library systems ,
Spreadsheets: Knowledge of technology
Spreadsheets: Design and creation concepts
,cell, cell format (number, text, value, function, calculation, date, currency), row, column, label, macro, replicate, template, worksheet, “what if” questions, range, absolute and relative reference
Paper files versus electronic files , Reliability and integrity of data ,Spreadsheets: Storage and access concepts
Data transfer between a database and a spreadsheet , Select, print and display area of a worksheet , Use of the appropriate graph or chart for the meaningful representation of information , Special-purpose spreadsheets, for
Software Fundamentals
Social and ethical issues
Bug-free software ,Software piracy , Interfaces adapted for the disabled ,Language independence of GUIs, making computers accessible to a very wide range of users, including those with special needs, and very small children Use of password protection to prevent unauthorized access
Globalization of software
Knowledge of technology
software (application), shareware, public domain, freeware, commercial software, integrated software, user manual, registration card, serial number, warranty, copyright, licence (multi-user, single user, site licence), compression/decompression, back-up, back door (trapdoor), upload/download, wizard, template.
GUI, command-line interface, voice recognition by Oliver
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