Computer ethics; a case-based approach.9780521709149 Computer ethics (philosophy) computer ethics - Ethics is the field of study that is concerned with questions of value, that is, judgments about what human behaviour is "good" or "bad". Ethical judgments are no different in the area of computing from those in any other area. ; a case-based approach. Barger, Robert N. Cambridge U. Pr. 2008 245 pages $39.95 Paperback QA76.9 Barger (U. of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame ) presents an introduction to the field of computer ethics. He first deals with the philosophy of ethics and explores efforts to construct a unifying theory of computer ethics. He also addresses psychological factors affecting computer ethics, whether there can be a professional ethics professional ethics, n the rules governing the conduct, transactions, and relationships within a profession and among its publics. professional ethics liability, n 1. of computing, computer ethics and international development, and ethics and robotics. For most of the remaining chapters, each topical discussion is followed by a review of related cases encountered by computer professionals. These chapters discuss computer theft and piracy, the issue of privacy, computers and power, and miscellaneous topics. A final chapter addresses the topic of parasitic par·a·sit·ic or par·a·sit·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parasite. 2. Caused by a parasite. Parasitic Of, or relating to a parasite. distributed computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. . ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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