Gotlieb / Borodin / Rheinboldt Social Issues in Computing

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6482-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Web PDF

Social Issues in Computing provides information pertinent to the social implications of technology. This book presents the highly dynamic interaction between computers and society. Organized into 13 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the problems associated with computers and attempts to indicate some of the viewpoints, assumptions, and biases from which the discussion is undertaken. This text then examines in detail the effects of computers on society ad describes the extent of computer use. Other chapters consider the disparities in computer use between various countries, as well as the degree to which various countries are able to share in the market for computer products and services. This book discusses as well the factors that led to the rapid and widespread adoption of computers. The final chapter deals with the effects of automation, computers, and technology. This book is a valuable resource for computer science students and research workers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gotlieb, C. C.

Borodin, A.

Rheinboldt, Werner

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Social Issues in Computing;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;PREFACE;10
6;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;14
7;Chapter 1. PROBLEMS AND ISSUES;18
7.1;1.1. The Spectrum;18
7.2;1.2. Issues;20
7.3;1.3. Viewpoints;22
7.4;General Bibliography;23
8;Chapter 2. COMPUTER USE: EXTENT AND GROWTH;25
8.1;2.1. The Number of Installations;25
8.2;2.2. Other Measures;28
8.3;2.3. The Change in Quality;30
8.4;2.4. Projections;32
8.5;2.5. Disparities;35
8.6;Bibliography;39
8.7;Problems and Further Work;40
9;Chapter 3. COMPUTER USE: WHERE AND WHY;42
9.1;3.1. Areas of Use;43
9.2;3.2. Motivating Forces;46
9.3;3.3. Limiting Factors;52
9.4;3.4. Computers in Developing Countries;53
9.5;Bibliography;56
9.6;Problems and Further Work;56
10;Chapter 4. FILES, DATA BANKS, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS;58
10.1;4.1. System Requirements;58
10.2;4.2. Organization;61
10.3;4.3. Complexity;63
10.4;4.4. Record Linkage;71
10.5;4.5. System Security;74
10.6;Bibliography;82
10.7;Problems and Further Work;82
11;Chapter 5. INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PRIVACY;84
11.1;5.1. Personal Data;85
11.2;5.2. Privacy and Information Gathering;88
11.3;5.3. Data Banks and Dossiers;90
11.4;5.4. Legal Guarantees to Privacy;93
11.5;5.5. Balances;95
11.6;5.6. Proposals and Actions;97
11.7;Bibliography;105
11.8;Problems and Further Work;106
12;Chapter 6. SURVEYING AND PREDICTING;107
12.1;6.1. Surveys about Computers;107
12.2;6.2. Technological Change and Forecasting;115
12.3;Bibliography;125
12.4;Problems and Further Work;125
13;Chapter 7. SYSTEMS, MODELS, AND SIMULATIONS;127
13.1;7.1. Computers and Planning;128
13.2;7.2. The Systems Approach;131
13.3;7.3. Types of Models;133
13.4;7.4. A Mathematical Simulation;135
13.5;7.5. Discrete Event Simulation;139
13.6;7.6. A Stochastic Discrete Event Simulation;140
13.7;7.7. Social Systems;143
13.8;Bibliography;154
13.9;Problems and Further Work;154
14;Chapter 8. COMPUTER CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS;157
14.1;8.1. Artificial Intelligence;157
14.2;8.2. Thought Processes;163
14.3;8.3. Computer-Assisted Instruction;167
14.4;8.4. Machine Limitations;173
14.5;Bibliography;177
14.6;Problems and Further Work;178
15;Chapter 9. COMPUTERS AND EMPLOYMENT;181
15.1;9.1. Technology, Productivity, and the Labor Force;181
15.2;9.2. Productivity and Automation: Mitigating Factors;187
15.3;9.3. Automation and Skill Levels;191
15.4;9.4. Automation and Attitudes;197
15.5;9.5. Some Specific Considerations;201
15.6;Bibliography;208
15.7;Problems and Further Work;209
16;Chapter 10. THE DISTRIBUTION OF COMPUTER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES;210
16.1;10.1. Antitrust Actions;211
16.2;10.2. Communications;213
16.3;10.3. Protection of Software;218
16.4;10.4. Standards;221
16.5;Bibliography;224
16.6;Problems and Further Work;224
17;Chapter 11. SHIFTS IN POWER;227
17.1;11.1. Information as Power;228
17.2;11.2. Centralization versus Decentralization;230
17.3;11.3. Computers in the Political Process;234
17.4;11.4. Computers and the Individual;240
17.5;Bibliography;245
17.6;Problems and Further Work;246
18;Chapter 12. PROFESSIONALIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY;248
18.1;12.1. Professional Societies;248
18.2;12.2. Professional Imperatives;255
18.3;12.3. Social Responsibilities;259
18.4;Bibliography;264
18.5;Problems and Further Work;264
19;Chapter 13. VALUES, TECHNOLOGY, AND COMPUTERS;266
19.1;13.1. The Nature of Values;266
19.2;13.2. Technologies and Values;269
19.3;13.3. Leisure;274
19.4;13.4. Value Conflict;279
19.5;13.5. Some Directions;283
19.6;Bibliography;286
20;Appendix: STATISTICAL TESTS;287
21;INDEX;292