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protocols

lucas allum English 8 cards

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1what does ethical meanethical means that something is morally right
2what does legal meanwhen something does not break any laws
3what laws are there around computerscopyright law- the theft of other peoples property such as music downloading
misuse of computers- placing computers in an environment when they can be damaged such as unauthorized access
data protection act- companies cannot take your data and sell it without the users permission
4what are the environmental issues with disposing of computersdisposal of computers can lead to the base plastics and lead leaking into the ground which can damage the soil it can poison any plants and the lead could potentially leak into the water supply which could cause illness
5what is a protocolprotocols are a set of rules that control how information is transferred through a network
6what are some examples of protocolshttp, pop3, TCP/IP
7what is an ip adressan ip adress is how a computer can locate another computer. it is an identifying code
8what is a mac adressA mac address is another unique number assigned to devices that are connected to a network