Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Reveiw Questions page 379

10) In what ways can computer security protect the privacy of individuals? In what ways can computer security threatn the privscy of individuals?
The privacy of one can be protected becasue security methods will prevent unauthorized personel to access ones personal files or information. Sometimes in order to prevent computer crime, the rules made violate or threaten ones privacy.For example in order to prevent email servers from being hacked a law was passed allowing them to read user email.


11)What are smart weapons? How do they differ from conventional weapons? What are the advantages and risks of smart weapons?
Smart weapons are missiles that use computerized guidance systems to locate their targets. Whereas in normal missiles, they have to be aimed and shot, msart weapons can still be controlled after they are shot by a person who watches its path on a sreen and uses controls to direct it to the desired target. This allows for more accuracy when hitting a target, but it also lowers the amount fo time to make the life and death decisions. This can make errors go up, becasu epeople have less time toi think out whehter using the weapon is necessary or not.

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