COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES IN SOCIETY

SECTION 1

Question 1

(a) What do you understand by the word ‘plagiarism'?

(b) In the case that you incorporate material from other sources into an assignment submission, provide an example showing exactly how this should be done in order to avoid an accusation of plagiarism. Provide complete details.

Question 2

Identify and discuss three exemplar ways in which digital technologies have significantly eroded personal privacy values.

Question 3

Describe two potential ramifications associated with the increasing use of biometric data for personal identification.

Question 4

Research and discuss ways in which robotic technologies are likely to impact upon human employment over the coming years. Here you should particularly focus upon the driving forces which underpin the development of robotic systems, and the likely consequences on society.

Question 5

From the perspective of privacy erosion, critically discuss the often-used comment (frequently attributed to the Nazi Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels) "If you've nothing to hide, you've nothing to fear".