Week 12 Social & Ethical Issues

5 Copyright sites

1. An introduction to Copyright Australia
2. Assigning and licencing rights
3. Infringement: action, remedies, offences, penatlities
4. Names, titles, slogans
5. Ownership of copyright

In brief these have somewhat value to me and my further studies. Not only does Accounting need to do the figure, but you have to have a legitament business, with a licenced business name which needs to have copyright. Or another company can trade under the same name.

Music on the Net

Most people think that the music you download on the net is free, but unfortuantely is itsn't. This is where people get it wrong and end up paying fines, because they are using music that wasn't legally bought.

Plan of protection

http://netsecurity.about.com/

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/virus6.htm

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2100282,00.asp

The best way to protect your computer is to have a reliable software that does this. Some of these being .

~ Install a firewall

~ If you have broadband, turn the computer off when not using it

~ Install an Antivirus software program

~ Don't ever give out private information
~ Do not open emails if you do not know the sender

~ Try not to use Outlook or Outlook express

~ Update virus protection programs daily

Summary

I never really understood much about anti virus protection for the computer. It was interesting to watch the podcast and see just how vulnerable some people are, and how smart they can be. It was definately information that I need to help me with my own computer, so that when I am doing research for my further studies, I will be aware of the information that I will give out and just how easy it is for someone to get into my computer and access my files. The better the protection I have, the safer my information is.

Week 11 Building Knowledge

Part 1 - Definitions

My understandings of the following words.
Data: Is a combination of different individual facts, statistics and or items for information.

Information: Is knowledge that is gained through study, communication, research and instruction. It is the act or fact of something important.
Knowledge: Is facts or data that one knows, it is information that can be presented without feeling unsure. To have full understanding of something, is to have knowledge of it.
Wisdom: Is the basis of knowledge that starts with data that displays information and when put all together you have wisdom.


Part 3 - Relationship

To be able to understand the relationship between data, information and knowledge and have a clear understanding of how these all relate to each other, will be able to assit me through uni. I understand that I need to have the basic data and the information that goes with it to give me knowledge and understanding of a topic. With having the understanding of a topic comes wisdom. Something I need when I am talking about or writing about in my studies.

Part 4 - 5 Organisations

1. Taxation Department

2. Banks

3. Charities

4. Telecoms

5. Hospital / Doctors

They can take your information for all different reasons, to find out your financial status in society, if your doing the right thing by paying your tax, and that you are not frauding the system. Doctors need your information so if you come back in the future they know if your allergic to a medicine. Telecoms like to have your information too, as they like to call at 6pm when your having dinner and ask you a survey of questions.

Summary

To know how this information works and how to use it to improve my learning skills was good. I need to gave an understanding of a topic then work my way up from there, and understanding how these three items come together makes learning new information that bit easier to grasp.

The more I learn and have the right information the better I will be at remembering it and having the wisdom of knowing exactly what it is and what is means.

Week 10 Information Management

Difference between 'atoms' and 'bits'

What was written 13 years ago is still certainly very true. The difference between the atom and the bits, is the atom is obviously the hard object, something that you can hold a 'hard' thing as such and then the 'bits' is the tiny particles that we cannot see, like the information inside of the computer and how it sends information through wires and come out the same on the other side. There are pro's and con's which come into consideration. Some of the good points are obviously that the sending of bits is fast and cheap, though it may not always be safe. If something does get into the wrong hands the outcome could be quite costly. Though you always know that with the atoms that you have to deliver it my with car, foot or some other means of travel but it goes from one hand to the other. Though the bad side to this is that it isn't always a fast approach and the items can be bulky and hard to store. For every good there will always be a bad.

Summary

I new that there were pro's and con's, but you I never actually thought of it in a 'atoms' and 'bits' manner. Though before toady's class I never really thought about these topics. When they are put to me and i realise just how important it is to have the luxury of the Internet and computers, it is going to make study a whole lot easier. To actually have a atom ( computer ) and be able to send assignments through email and access different types of information, it will definately be of an advantage throughout my studies. Though I could come across problems, I know that I can access information through hard copies.

The class was informative and I have had my eyes open, to just how easy things are these days, and how study seems a whole lot easier, than when I first started University.