The social impact of computers

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Título:
The social impact of computers
Autor: Richard S. Rosenberg
Assuntos: Computers -- Social aspects; MUDANÇA SOCIAL; COMPUTADORES (ASPECTOS SOCIAIS)
Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index
Descrição: 1. Computers are everywhere -- Introduction -- A variety of applications -- The Internet -- Societal issues -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 2. Computers and the human imagination -- Introduction -- The intelligent machine in fact and fiction -- Computers as a creative medium -- Contemporary views of the machine -- Artificial intelligence : a brief introduction -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 3. Criticism and history -- Introduction -- Comments on technological change -- A brief history of computers -- The emergence of the chip -- The Internet -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 4. The business world -- Introduction -- The early years : data processing systems -- Information technology and new business models -- E-commerce and e-management -- The office of the future -- Social Issues -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 5. Medicine and computers -- Introduction -- Medical information systems -- Medical applications -- Computers and the disabled -- Medicine and the Internet -- Social issues -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 6. Computers and education -- Introduction -- Technology in the schools -- Computers in higher education -- Issues and problems -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 7. Government and computers -- Introduction -- Information processing : complexity and bureaucracies -- E-governance and the future -- The political process -- Security and the nation's defense -- Issues and
problems -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 8. Free speech on the Internet -- Introduction -- Early free speech issues on the Internet -- Legislative attempts to regulate speech on the Internet -- Technological approaches to regulate content -- Other issues -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 9. Privacy protection -- Introduction -- The nature of privacy -- Privacy legislation -- Other privacy issues on the Internet -- Freedom of information -- Issues and problems : present and future -- Some privacy implications of September 11 -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 10. Intellectual property rights -- Introduction -- History, definitions, and intellectual property laws -- Intellectual property cases for computers and software -- Intellectual property cases and events for Internet music and videos -- Recent intellectual property cases for computer software -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 11. Computer crime and security -- Introduction -- Viruses, worms, and hackers -- Other crimes and issues -- Security : crime and terrorism -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 12. The role of government in the new market place -- Introduction -- Industry regulation -- Electronic banking and financial transactions -- Other online regulatory issues -- Other issues -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 13. Employment and unemployment -- Introduction -- Experiences of workers -- Computers and employment -- Telecommuting and
remote work -- The response of unions -- Women, computers, and work -- The changing nature of work -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 14. The information society -- Introduction -- The making of the online world -- Communicating online -- Virtual communities -- Access -- Prospects for the Internet and the information highway -- Risk and security -- Final remarks -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- 15. Ethics and professionalism -- Introduction -- Ethics -- Professionalism -- Pedagogy and ethics -- Other issues -- Summary -- Notes -- Additional readings -- Appendix : magazines, journals, associations, and Websites
Editor: Amsterdam Elsevier Academic Press Boston
Data de criação/publicação: c2004
Formato: xix, 728 p 23 cm.
Idioma: Inglês

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