Worksheet on Computer Networks.
Topics are as follows. Raed and reasearch about the following topics.
Social and ethical issues
1. Vulnerability of networks to intrusion
2. Ability to implement different levels of access
3. Implications of network failure, for example, banks, transportation, hospitals, schools
4. Implications of Collaboration, Groupware and Data sharing
5. Threat of compromising data integrity in shared databases
6. Additional threats to privacy on a network compared with stand-alone computers
7. The need to authenticate information
8. Intellectual property protection on networks, for example, site licences, file access
9. Equality of access for different groups and individuals
10.Ability to monitor users (surveillance); concerns of people regarding monitoring
11. Ability to filter incoming data
12. Ability to control personal, business, military, government operations over a wide geographical area
13. Increased globalization, for example, EFT, EDI, e-commerce
14. Need for interface standards
15.Need for network use policy
Knowledge of technology
In order to study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of networks the student must have an understanding of related technological concepts. These may include:
1. Key Terms - LAN, WAN, client, server, Ethernet, access, access permissions, login, password, firewall, sysadmin, UPS, EDI
2. Security Measures
3. Network types, for example, Intranet, Internet, VPN
4. Encryption and SSL
5. E-commerce
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