1. Point to something happening today that exemplifies the
information revolution?
Small drug companies being purchased for their customer lists.
Federal express realizing that much of the value in the company was
its ability to manage and track packages using its IT systems.
When Netscape was sold to AOL one of the most valuable assets of the
company was its portal.
Risk premium for stock investments is lower because IT is being used
to manage/reduce risk. (Manage inventory, reduce time-to-market, etc)
2. What is the CDA? Why was it declared unconstitutional?
Made it illegal to display "indecent" or "patently
offensive" words or images on the Internet -- accessible to minors.
Not limited to commercial speech
Less restricitve alternatives might be just as effective
Would restrict access to protected speech.
3. What is the Child Online Protection Act? How does it compare to
the CDA? Is it likely to be declared unconstitutional also?
Again would likely restruct protected speech
Would be less effective than CDA becaused of limited scope (Web,
commercial web sites, etc)
4. What are the main aspects of copyright laws and how do they
apply to online publishing? What are the main previsions of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act?
DMCA limits liabilities of online service providers
Makes it illegal to tamper with copyright protection devices
5. How/why personal privacy is in more danger because of IT and the
Internet.
5. Give examples that illustrate that information has
value.
6. Compare and contrast the industrial revolution, the information
revolution, and what might be termed the biological revolution (changes as the result of
mapping the human genome).
7. Give an example of information that can be found in the human
genome.
8. What rights do employees and employers have with
respect to information privacy and monitoring?
9. Recognize and understand significant events in computer history.
10. Be able to reason about the trade-offs a society can make with
regard to work and automation.