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Uci 401: Social And Professional Issue In Information Technology Question Paper

Uci 401: Social And Professional Issue In Information Technology

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Public Health

Institution: Maseno University question papers

Exam Year:2016

MASENO UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2016/2017

FOURTH YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR THE
SCHOOL OF ARTS, BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, PUBLIC HEALTH
AND SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE WITH
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

MAIN CAMPUS

UCI 401: SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Date: 7th December,2016 Time:12.00 - 3.00pm

INSTRUCTIONS:
.Answer ALL questions in SECTION A and any TWO questions from SECTION B.

MASENO UNIVERSITY ISO 9001: 2008 CERTIFIED

SECTION A: COMPULSORY

QUESTION ONE

a)
i)Differentiate between Civil Liberties and Civil Rights [3 Marks]

ii)State four basis features of computing technology that makes it unprecedented tools for monitoring and surveillance [4 Marks]

b)A manager of firm X in a meeting of brainstorming on the impact of technological adoption once said"technology has done more harm than good" and it is also notable Technological change is faster than legal change. Discuss his statement in this regards [10 Marks]

c)In making Ethical decisions in information technology processes, there are six key useful tests namely; Golden Rule, Legality test, Smell test, Parent test, Media test, Market test. Discuss the relevance of these tests in relation to stakeholder analysis test [7 Marks]

d)Define and state the challenges of information censorship in relation to the use of Internet [6 Marks]

SECTION B[ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTION]

QUESTION ONE
a)Justify why it is necessary harmonization national laws in IT industry[10 Marks]

b)Defenders of pornography argue that it is freedom of expression or freedom of speech and critics argue otherwise. State the basis of this two arguments [10 Marks]

QUESTION THREE
a)Information Technology has its fair share on quality of life. Discuss using examples its positive and negative effects [10 Marks]

b)Cybercrime has been on the rise with rising growth on digital business connectivity. Describe citing case scenarios how it has negatively affected business growth[10 Marks]

QUESTION FOUR
A)In regard to information technological changes. Justify how it affects the following and their relationship;
i)Technological innovation and society [4 Marks]
ii)Technological innovation and law [4 Marks]
iii)Society and technological innovation[4 Marks]
iv)Law and technological innovation [4 Marks]

b)Discuss FOUR risks mitigation strategies an ICT project manager may use to manage risk in a firm
[6 Marks]

QUESTION FIVE
a)Define and explain the following Intellectual Property rights
i)Copyrights [3 Marks]
ii)Trademarks [3 Marks]
iii)Utility Patents [3 Marks]
iv)Design Patents [3 Marks]

b)Discuss with specific examples, how the use of ICT has improved quality of life [8 Marks]

c)Discuss how the use of ICT has affected the organization structure, authority and job content
[8 Marks]

Uci 401: Social And Professional Issue In Information Technology Question Paper

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