Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Class work 2/9/11
^This article is about the cameras that are being invented and put in at more places in D.C. The cameras are being put in at cross walks, lights, stop signs, to make sure that people are following the rules of the road.
1. How did the IT development emerge?
The IT development emerged from people in DC not listening to the rules of the road. The police want more people to be aware and are having cameras put into stop signs, lights, yield signs, and even cross walks to make sure people are following the rules of the road.
2. Who are the stakeholders—individuals, institutions, societies who initiate and control the IT developments and are affected by them?
Everyone is affected by this IT development, the cameras. Individuals driving will be affected if they do not pay attention to the rules of the road. The DC government and the police are the people who have control of the IT development.
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the stakeholders?
Some advantages of the stakeholders are that they will be able to see that if they are speeding how they are a threat to the road. The stakeholders will be able to see in their neighborhood and see if there is crime and become safe if there is. Some disadvantages for the stakeholders are that they are being watched and this makes them feel uncomfortable. They are being seen on the road and how they drive and could get later tickets because of the rules that they have broken. This is a privacy violation to them because the camera can see where they are going and it isn't that safe because of this.
4. What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems?
The feasible solutions that can be applied to overcome the problems are that the cameras could only get the license plate number. They should be in highly populated areas to decrease the number of accidents because if they are in a highly populated area more lives could be saved because the cameras prevent accidents. Another problem that could be fixed is not doing them in areas which aren't as important like a street because people get upset.
5. What is the social impact of the IT development on human life? This may include some or all of the following areas: economic, political, cultural, legal, environmental, ergonomic, health and psychological.
psychological impact is that the people always feel like they are being watched which is very uncomfortable. A legal impact is hat the people of DC might start lawsuits because of unlawful calls such as not yielding for a person on a cross walk. The lawsuits might cause great problems because it would not be a good name for the government for even putting in all of these cameras. Environmental issue is that if these cameras are on all of the time they are taking a lot of energy which some people might find defensive and not like.
Monday, February 7, 2011
photoshop
I think it is ok to use photoshop technology on pictures such as for magazines. Yes, this might make the person behind the camera uncomfortable but the photoshop is being used to make the person look better. I do not think that it is ok to use photoshop technology on pictures such as on Facebook or other social networking sights. The people on Facebook are "real" for the most part and when friends are trying to find them they are supposed to look like what they look like because they are not celebrities. But on the other hand, I feel like photoshop shouldn't be used at all because it is disrespectful to those behind the camera. Photoshop makes people look completely different and changes everything about them.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Chapter 6
6.6-Describe two technical means of protecting copyright of intellectual property on the web.
- one technical mean of protecting copy right of intellectual property on the web is the nature of a new program, or a new kind of program. A second would be the practical consequences of each choice in terms of encouraging innovation of production of new products.
6.8-Describe two things the entertainment industry has done to protect its copyrights. For each, tell whether you think it is justified. Give reason.
-One thing that the entertainment industry has done to protect its copyrights is they gave gone to court. Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and this law prohibits the making, distributing, or using of tools (devices, software, or services) to circumvent technological copyright protection systems used by copyright holders. Another thing that the entertainment industry has done to protect its copyright is the software is hard to download.
6.22- Compare the following statements. Are they equally valid? Why or why not? Is home burglary a good analogy for disabling copy protection? Why or why not?
-No the statements below are not equally valid. A lock on your door is just the same as what you have produced. You wouldn't put a weak lock on your door knowing that somebody could break in and take what you have. A burglary is a good analogy for disabling copy protections because a burglar goes into your house where you keep things that need to be protected and when someone hacks and the copy right is avoided they are taking your ideas.
6.24-Thomas Jefferson and several modern writers used fire as an analogy for copying intellectual property: We can light many candles from one without diminishing the light of heat obtained fro the first candle. Suppose a group of people go camping in the wilderness using primitive methods. One person gets a fire started. Other want to start their fire from hers. Can you think of any ethical practical reasons why they should be expected to trade something, perhaps some wild fruit they found, for the use of the fire?
-Yes it would be an ethical decision to trade something because that would be the right thing to do because then they had their shelter. This would be the same as copying intellectual property because they used the same things which would make it so they need to share because that's the right thing to do.
- one technical mean of protecting copy right of intellectual property on the web is the nature of a new program, or a new kind of program. A second would be the practical consequences of each choice in terms of encouraging innovation of production of new products.
6.8-Describe two things the entertainment industry has done to protect its copyrights. For each, tell whether you think it is justified. Give reason.
-One thing that the entertainment industry has done to protect its copyrights is they gave gone to court. Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and this law prohibits the making, distributing, or using of tools (devices, software, or services) to circumvent technological copyright protection systems used by copyright holders. Another thing that the entertainment industry has done to protect its copyright is the software is hard to download.
6.22- Compare the following statements. Are they equally valid? Why or why not? Is home burglary a good analogy for disabling copy protection? Why or why not?
-No the statements below are not equally valid. A lock on your door is just the same as what you have produced. You wouldn't put a weak lock on your door knowing that somebody could break in and take what you have. A burglary is a good analogy for disabling copy protections because a burglar goes into your house where you keep things that need to be protected and when someone hacks and the copy right is avoided they are taking your ideas.
6.24-Thomas Jefferson and several modern writers used fire as an analogy for copying intellectual property: We can light many candles from one without diminishing the light of heat obtained fro the first candle. Suppose a group of people go camping in the wilderness using primitive methods. One person gets a fire started. Other want to start their fire from hers. Can you think of any ethical practical reasons why they should be expected to trade something, perhaps some wild fruit they found, for the use of the fire?
-Yes it would be an ethical decision to trade something because that would be the right thing to do because then they had their shelter. This would be the same as copying intellectual property because they used the same things which would make it so they need to share because that's the right thing to do.
Art, ent, leis practice
2. An author writes IT text books at home using his PC. He illustrates his work with many screen
shots and images obtained from web sites, showing readers how to carry out various actions.
He sends the images as bitmapped files. He sends his work to a publisher using his broadband
internet connections.
A) Define the term bandwidth: Bandwidth is the transmission capacity of an electronic communications device. Bandwidth is the speed of data transfer.
[2 marks]
B) Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of sending the images as bitmapped files instead of vector graphic files.
-One advantage of sending the images as bitmapped files instead of vector graphic files would be that it can contain width, height, and resolution, both monochrome and color, in various color depths, and optionally with data compression, alpha channels, and color profiles in the image.
-One disadvantage of sending the images as bitmapped files instead of vector graphic files would be that vectors magnify more clean while Bitmapped images get very pixy and un-clear.
[4 marks]
C) With reference to one benefit and one problem, explain why there may be advantages and disadvantages for an author when working from home instead of in the publisher's office.
One advantage for an author when working from home instead of in the publisher's office would be that he would feel comfortable in his own home. One disadvantage for an author when working from home instead of in the publisher's office would be that he could get very distracted because there are distractions in one's house.
[4 marks]
4. Digital audio players such as iRiver and iPod, shown below, have given individuals access to huge
amounts of data storage, which is both affordable and portable. Using these digital audio players,
people are able to download MP3 files from the internet. These files are generally encoded at a bit
rate of 128 Kbit/s- which is regarded as "good enough". Digital jukebox software, such as Itunes,
then allows users to manage their files on these storage devices.
A) Define the term MP3: The Term MP3 is the file extension for MPEG Audio Layer-3, a set of standards for compressing and downloading audio files from the internet.
[2 marks]
B) Describe two tasks a user can perform with digital jukebox software.
- One task a user can perform with digital jukebox software is that the user would be able to listen to the music that they like.
- Another task a user can perform with digital jukebox software is that the user can burn the songs onto a CD and share from itunes and also organize the songs.
[4 marks]
C) Explain the implication of bit rate when downloading music.
The implication of a bite rate when downloading music is that the song won't download all the way and it will take a long time to download. Also the download blocks out the bandwidth and slows down.
[4 marks]
D) Evaluate the impact digital audio players have had on the music industry.
The impact of digital audio players on the music industry is great. The musicians use CD's to get their songs out but now that they can be downloaded the musician doesn't get as much credit. There are people who get the CD and then download the CD to their Itunes and then pass on the CD for another person. This impacts the music industry because the CD is getting passed on and not enough people are buying the CD's. There are also free downloads that people use. This has a impact on the music industry because the musician isn't getting enough money or credit.
[10 mark]
shots and images obtained from web sites, showing readers how to carry out various actions.
He sends the images as bitmapped files. He sends his work to a publisher using his broadband
internet connections.
A) Define the term bandwidth: Bandwidth is the transmission capacity of an electronic communications device. Bandwidth is the speed of data transfer.
[2 marks]
B) Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of sending the images as bitmapped files instead of vector graphic files.
-One advantage of sending the images as bitmapped files instead of vector graphic files would be that it can contain width, height, and resolution, both monochrome and color, in various color depths, and optionally with data compression, alpha channels, and color profiles in the image.
-One disadvantage of sending the images as bitmapped files instead of vector graphic files would be that vectors magnify more clean while Bitmapped images get very pixy and un-clear.
[4 marks]
C) With reference to one benefit and one problem, explain why there may be advantages and disadvantages for an author when working from home instead of in the publisher's office.
One advantage for an author when working from home instead of in the publisher's office would be that he would feel comfortable in his own home. One disadvantage for an author when working from home instead of in the publisher's office would be that he could get very distracted because there are distractions in one's house.
[4 marks]
4. Digital audio players such as iRiver and iPod, shown below, have given individuals access to huge
amounts of data storage, which is both affordable and portable. Using these digital audio players,
people are able to download MP3 files from the internet. These files are generally encoded at a bit
rate of 128 Kbit/s- which is regarded as "good enough". Digital jukebox software, such as Itunes,
then allows users to manage their files on these storage devices.
A) Define the term MP3: The Term MP3 is the file extension for MPEG Audio Layer-3, a set of standards for compressing and downloading audio files from the internet.
[2 marks]
B) Describe two tasks a user can perform with digital jukebox software.
- One task a user can perform with digital jukebox software is that the user would be able to listen to the music that they like.
- Another task a user can perform with digital jukebox software is that the user can burn the songs onto a CD and share from itunes and also organize the songs.
[4 marks]
C) Explain the implication of bit rate when downloading music.
The implication of a bite rate when downloading music is that the song won't download all the way and it will take a long time to download. Also the download blocks out the bandwidth and slows down.
[4 marks]
D) Evaluate the impact digital audio players have had on the music industry.
The impact of digital audio players on the music industry is great. The musicians use CD's to get their songs out but now that they can be downloaded the musician doesn't get as much credit. There are people who get the CD and then download the CD to their Itunes and then pass on the CD for another person. This impacts the music industry because the CD is getting passed on and not enough people are buying the CD's. There are also free downloads that people use. This has a impact on the music industry because the musician isn't getting enough money or credit.
[10 mark]
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