A student finds the teachers password to PowerSchool and uses it to change their grades and view the grades of other students.

ETHICS IN COMPUTING

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A student finds the teacher’s password to PowerSchool and uses it to change their grades and view the grades of other students.

A	Ethical
B	Unethical
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Rule #1: Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people. For example, to program a robot to kill people, make viruses, or weapons of mass destruction. What this means is that computers are not an excuse to do bad things to people. The programmer is responsible for the actions of his programs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hacking a system to break and bypass the authorization is unethical. Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorization.

Detailed explanation-3: -Commandment 2: Thou shalt not interfere with other people’s computer work. Simply put: Do not use computer technology to cause interference in other users’ work. Explanation: Computer software can be used in ways that disturb other users or disrupt their work.

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