Module 10
Competencies Assessed
Explain how the Web empowers individuals to express their own ideas and opinions.
1. In a new document, write a one-page essay in which you respond to the following:
Balancing freedom of speech against the responsibility to live up to social and legal expectations has proven to be an ongoing challenge. In your essay, propose a legal framework or technological mechanism (e.g.,” ubiquitous content filtering”) for ensuring the maximum freedom and safety for all users of the web. Your proposal should describe the rules, and procedures required to implement your solution, and provide two hypothetical examples of how it would work in practice.
Module 5
Competencies Assessed
Identify major milestones in the development of artificial intelligence.
Instructions:
1. In a new document, write a one-page essay in which you answer the following question:
For this assignment, you will write an essay in which you compare and contrast artificial intelligence in popular culture with real-world applications of AI and Expert Systems. In your essay, answer the following questions and be sure to support your answers:
What details and consequences do fictional accounts get right, and in what real-world details have failed to be anticipated by fiction?
How do you expect AI to change the world in the next 10 – 20 years?
Module 6 Competencies Assessed
Explain how digital technology has changed society.
Instructions:
1. In a new document, write a one-page essay in which you answer the following questions.
Over the course of one day, make note of every interaction you have with a digital device. What fraction of these devices do you own? How many of these interactions were intentional? How many were unavoidable? How would your day have been different if you avoided interacting with any digital devices?
Module 13 Competencies Assessed
Explain how user privacy is threatened on the web.
Instructions:
1. In a blank document, write a one-page essay in which you answer the following question.
“Privacy is not a concern if you have nothing to hide.” Write an essay supporting this position in regard to personal, political, or commercial activities conducted on the web. Specifically address points offered in support of your position. Provide links to online resources supporting your arguments whenever possible.
Module 16. Competencies Assessed
Identify security considerations prevalent to the Internet.
Instructions:
1. In a new document, write a one-page essay in which you answer the following question.
Drawing from what you have learned in this course, describe a cyber security system designed to protect and maintain the ongoing functionality of your school’s online learning portal. Explain why you feel it is most likely to provide the best security while imposing the fewest restrictions or performance reductions.
Module 11 Competencies Assessed
Describe types of visual media created and displayed digitally.
Instructions:
1. In a new document, write a one-page essay in which you answer the following question.
Digital technology has had a tremendous impact on the way art and media are produced. From your own independent research, find an example of a positive change enabled by digital technology, as well as a negative impact. What makes technology an improvement in one application, but a detriment in the other?
Module 4. Competencies Assessed
Describe types of software and applications.
Instructions:
1. In a new document, write a one-page essay in which you answer the following question:
Think about the apps you use every day. In a blank document, first list of four or five apps that you use most often. Then write a few sentences identifying the elements that they have in common and describing the elements that are unique to each. What alternatives are available for each, and why do you prefer to use the programs/apps you’ve chosen? What features could a competitor offer to change your preferences?
Module 7. Competencies Assessed
Describe the components of voice and data networks.
Instructions:
1. In a new document, write a one-page essay in which you answer the following questions.
Networks differ not only in scale, but also by protocols, hardware and software. Compare your home network to your ISP’s network. What similarities exist between the two? What differences exist? What reasons can you think of for these differences? If you had the budget to do so, what features of your ISP’s network would you incorporate into your home network?
Module 9. Competencies Assessed
Identify types of resources available on the Web.
Instructions:
1. In a new document, write a one-page essay in which you respond to the following:
The web has generated tremendous opportunities for business and social interaction by allowing users to streamline or bypass traditional methods of performing common tasks. Choose a task you do regularly, and imagine how the web could be used to improve your experience. Think of a name for your new web service and write an “elevator pitch” to sell your service to other people who perform the same task.
Module 14 Competencies Assessed
Explain how information technology enhances business strategies.
Instructions:
1. In a new document, write a one-page essay in which you answer the following question.
Computer technology has enabled tremendous growth for large businesses, but it has also created opportunities for small businesses and startups to create new markets and compete in established ones. Find and discuss an example of a small business that has been able to leverage new technologies in creative ways. In your opinion, how has this business been able to succeed despite competition from larger, more established firms? What will this business need to do in order to remain competitive in its market?
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