Ethics for the Information Age
ISBN: 9780132855532 | 0132855534
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Pub. Date: 2/24/2012
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This book is appropriate for any standalone "computers and society" or "computer ethics" course offered by a computer science, business, or philosophy department, as well as special "modules" in any advanced CS course. In an era where information technology changes constantly, a thoughtful response to these rapid changes requires a basic understanding of IT history, an awareness of current issues, and a familiarity with ethics. Ethics for the Information Ageis unique in its balanced coverage of ethical theories used to analyze problems encounte... MORE
Preface xix
1 Catalysts for Change 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Milestones in Computing 6
1.2.1 Aids to Manual Calculating 6
1.2.2 Mechanical Calculators 8
1.2.3 Cash Register 11
1.2.4 Punched Card Tabulation 12
1.2.5 Precursors of Commercial Computers 14
1.2.6 First Commercial Computers 16
1.2.7 Programming Languages and Time-Sharing 18
1.2.8 Transistor and Integrated Circuit 20
1.2.9 IBM System/360 21
1.2.10 Microprocessor 22
1.2.11 Personal Computer 24
1.3 Milestones in Networking 28
1.3.1... MORE
Michael J. Quinn is the author of the first four editions of Ethics for the Information Age. He is Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Seattle University. He did his graduate work at University of Wisconsin - Madison and received his PhD at Washington State University. Previously, he was a professor of computer science at Oregon State University where he taught Social and Ethical Issues in Computer Science among other computer science courses.
