Networking and Operating Systems

Section 4.2 – Data – TestOut

Objective: 

This section introduces you to data and information assets, intellectual property laws, and digital privacy. After finishing this section, you should be able to:

  • Describe the relationship between data and information assets.
  • Identify the basic steps in the data analytics process.
  • Describe the implications of copyright and intellectual property laws for Internet use.
  • Explain how much privacy you can expect when using the Internet for social networking, file sharing, and financial transactions.
  • Explain how much privacy you can expect when using computers at work.

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Key Terms:

  • Data Analytics The process of turning data points into useful information.
  • Copyright Protections granted by the federal government to creators, writers, and inventors regarding rights to reproduce, display, make derivatives of, sell, rent, or lend a work.
  • Intellectual Property Anything that is owned by a copyright holder.
  • Piracy The crime of using someone else’s intellectual property in a way that should be reserved for the copyright holder.
  • Fair Use An exception to copyright law that allows short excerpts of a copyrighted work to be used for purposes that benefit the public.
  • Public Domain Works whose copyrights have expired and are free for anyone to reproduce, display, and make derivatives.
  • Proprietary Software Any software where the publisher retains intellectual property rights to the source code.
  • Open-source Software Software where anyone can inspect, enhance, and modify the source code.
  • Patent A license given by a government that provides inventors a temporary monopoly on their invention.
  • Trademark Any word, picture, or symbol that’s used to distinguish a good from other similar goods.
  • Privacy Expectation A reasonable belief that personal information collected by an information system is controlled and protected, not shared or used beyond its original intent.

Topics Discussed:

  • How do businesses use data to make informed decisions and to use their resources more efficiently?
  • How can I protect my intellectual property? How can I protect the intellectual property of others?
  • How much privacy do you personally expect when using the Internet?

Assignment:

  1. Access the TestOut Courseware through the provided link.
  2. Study Section 4.2: Data, and achieve a score of 80% or higher on the 10 question Exam to complete the Section.

Assigned: January 8th, 2020
Teacher Pacing Due Date: January 9th, 2020