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Computing and Reliability - Lecture Slides | CPSC 181, Study notes of Computer Science
Material Type: Notes; Professor: Taylor; Class: INTRO TO COMPUTING; Subject: COMPUTER SCIENCE; University: Texas A&M University; Term: Unknown 1989;
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and Society
Computing and Society
Issues being faced as computersIssues being faced as computers
become more integrated with societybecome more integrated with society
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ReliabilityReliabilityReliabilityReliability
As computers become more integratedAs computers become more integrated
As
computers become more integrated,
As computers become more integrated,reliability concerns increasereliability concerns increase
Human SafetyHuman Safety
Human SafetyHuman Safety
TCASTCAS –
- Traffic Collision Avoidance System
Traffic Collision Avoidance System
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f
d
li
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l^
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ontrol of many aspects we don’t realize Control of many aspects we don’t realize
Institutional SafetyInstitutional Safety
Digital VotingDigital Voting
Electronic Banking/CommerceElectronic Banking/Commerce
Copyright and Copy ProtectionCopyright and Copy ProtectionCopyright
and Copy Protection
Copyright and Copy Protection
Computers make it easier to copy shareComputers make it easier to copy share
Computers
make it easier to copy, share
Computers make it easier to copy, share
Very easy to ignore copyrightVery easy to ignore copyright
S f
i
i
S f
i
i
S
oftware, music, movies Software, music, movies
Security makes less useful, can be workedSecurity makes less useful, can be worked aroundaround
How do we maintain ownership?How do we maintain ownership?
How do we maintain financial incentive toHow do we maintain financial incentive toproduce?produce?pp
Privacy and Data RepositoriesPrivacy and Data RepositoriesPrivacy
and Data Repositories
Privacy and Data Repositories
Indexing is becoming easierIndexing is becoming easierIndexing
is becoming easier
Indexing is becoming easier
Can be a benefit or a detriment to people/groupsCan be a benefit or a detriment to people/groups
Access:Access:
Access:Access:
CanCan
anyone control access?anyone control access?
WhoWho
shouldshould
have access to data?have access to data?
WhoWho
shouldshould
have access to data?have access to data?
How is information kept secure?How is information kept secure?
What is “fair game”What is “fair game”
What is
fair game
What is
fair game
Network traffic?Network traffic?
How does one protect the naïve?How does one protect the naïve?How
does one protect the naïve?
How does one protect the naïve?
Paying for ComputingPaying for ComputingPaying
for Computing
Paying for Computing
InfrastructureInfrastructure
- –
free to use or pay for use?free to use or pay for use?
InfrastructureInfrastructure
free to use, or pay for use?free to use, or pay for use?
Charging for bandwidth?Charging for bandwidth?
A i ht
i il
A i ht
i il
A right or a privilege?A right or a privilege?
To send email/spamTo send email/spam
To make use of what others have put togetherTo make use of what others have put together
Google libraryGoogle library
Extending the computing infrastructureExtending the computing infrastructure
Haves/have notsHaves/have nots