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Network and communication protocol - Coggle Diagram
Network and communication protocol
Impact on env due to computing
Electricty production would cause pollution(Air, CO2)
E-waste can pollute natural landscape and ocean, damage marine life
Tranportation emits CO2
Manufacturing Raw Materials produces harmful chemicals and CO2
Cabling can destroy Habitats
Space occupied by data centres can destroy habitats(potentially forest have been cut down for space maybe or in an ocean or in a remote natural landscape)
legal issues involving computing
Copyright Act, Financial and Non-financial Credit
Computer misuse act, CyberSecurity and safety
Data protection Act, Privacy
Computer laws
Computer Misuse Act
Prevent malicious or unauthorised use, access of a device
Prevents Hacking, Scams, Malware spread(Deliberate)
Should have necessary security measures
Data Protection Act
Ensures that privacy of users is not violated and companies are transparent with the processes carried out on users data
Should put necassary measure
Should give users choice about data collection or clarify if they don't have a choice
Copy Right Act
Ensures that the right financial and non financial credit is given to original creators of intellectual products(Movie, music, etc)
Credit(Financial and non Financial)
Ethical Issues
Digital Divide
People with different levels of access to tech exist within global society which causes inequality in QoL
Categorising content online for different age groups
Even with some policies put in place, people can still bypass the measures put in place and get access to inap[propirate type of content for their age
Dinile is a river in egypt
Open Source
Source code available and changeable by everyone
--- Hard to have stable version/releases
--- The credit of orignal creator can get lost easier than closed source
+++ Embrace creativity
+++ Free and accessible
--- Hard to make money from. Less suitable for businesses
Closed Source
source code not available to everyone, Software is accesseedd through licenses
+++ Credit is strongly secured for the original creator
+++ Easy to monetise
--- can be expensive
--- Harder to embrace creativity and customise
Software license
A document that legally allows you to access a software
Prevent data breaches
Internal
Logout when not at the system
Put strong password and secure vaults
Put the data centre/server in a safe and remote place~
Regularly monitor staff
External
Firewall and Anti malware software
Regular updates
Educate staff to things like phising and pharmiong attacks