COMMERCE 2KA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Decentralized Computing, Copyright Law Of Canada, Paten
15 Mar 2017
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Chapter four social, ethical, and legal issues in the digital firm. Accountability: the mechanisms for assessing responsibility for decisions made and actions taken. Carpal tunnel syndrome (cts): type of rsi in which pressures on the median nerve through the wrist"s bony carpal tunnel structure produces pain. Computer abuse: the commission of acts involving a computer that may not be illegal but are considered unethical. Computer crime: the commissions of illegal acts though the use of a computer or against a computer system. Computer vision syndrome (cvs): eyestrain condition related to computer display screen use; symptoms include headaches, blurred vision, and dry and irritated eyes. Cookies: tiny les deposited on a computer hard drive when an individual visits certain websites. Used to identify the visitor and track visitors to the website. Copyright: a statutory grant that protects creators of intellectual property against copying by others for any purpose for a minimum of 50 years.
