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Explore the societal shift in computing from individual systems to networks, analyzing benefits, drawbacks, and the influence of increased complexity and information overload. Delve into communication modes facilitated by the Internet and the rise of search technologies like Google. Discuss the legal obligations of corporations and participate in a debate on the usefulness of computers before and after networking. Next lecture focuses on computing and the law.
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ICS 131: Social Analysis of Computerization Lecture 7: Social Aspects of Technical Questions - Networks
Note on reading for Monday • Summarizing the Constitution/Amendments can be a bit challenging. Therefore, if you prefer, you may write one summary for both, reflecting on the similarities between these documents and a computer program.
Key Idea • Computing underwent a significant social shift as computers moved from being primarily self-contained to primarily networked.
Before the 1990s • Computing • Business • Academics • Games • Hobbies
After the 1990s • Communicating • Email • WWW • Networked games • (as well as computing)
Ease of Information Exchange • Benefits?
Ease of Information Exchange • Drawbacks?
Increased Complexity • Benefits?
Increased Complexity • Drawbacks?
Information Overload • The rise of search technologies • Yahoo • Google • Previous search technologies • Social Networks • Librarians • Card catalogs • Others?
Communication • One to one - conversation • One to several - storytelling • One to many - broadcasting • Many to many - WWW
Practice Quiz • (Not a real one… just a warm-up for today.) • What are corporations legally obligated to do? • Raise your hand if you think you know the answer.
ANSWER • Increase shareholder value!
Practice Quiz #2 • Name as many of the Supreme Court Justices as you can. • Raise your hand if you can remember one that hasn’t already been said.
ANSWER • Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Ruth Bader Ginsberg • Clarence Thomas • Anthony M. Kennedy • David H. Souter • John Paul Stevens • Sephen G. Breyer • Sandra Day O’Connor
Topic for Discussion • A Debate: Half of you will be asked to argue that computers were more useful before networking became wide-spread, the other half will argue that they are more useful now. You may be assigned to either side, so please consider both. • Discuss with neighbors - 5 minutes.
Today’s debaters are... • Shah, Manan Jawahar • Chang, Li-chun • Nguyen, Tin Minh • Pamulaklakin, Gene Marty • Lipeles, Jeffrey David • Uaje, Edgar Banares • Mccollum, Lucas Edward • Elghobashi, Karim Said …come on down front!
Next class • Computing and the Law: Introduction • Readings: • Constitution & Amendments • Greenhouse - surveillance • Optional: Kyllo vs. US