The document discusses computer ethics and outlines three primary influences on ethical decisions related to computer technology and usage: an individual's personal code, any informal workplace code, and exposure to formal codes of ethics. It then lists "The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics" which provide directives for ethical computer use such as not using computers to harm others, steal, snoop, or bear false witness.

1. NAMA:NURULASSIKIN BINTI MOHD RASID
KELAS:SASTERA 3B
NO.MATRIK:SI 11648

2. INTRODUCTION TO

4. Computer Ethics is a branch of practical philosophy which deals
with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding
professional and social conduct.[1] Margaret Anne Pierce, a
professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computers at
Georgia Southern University has categorized the ethical decisions
related to computer technology and usage into 3 primary influences:
•1. The individual's own personal code.
•2. Any informal code of ethical behavior that
exists in the work place.
•3. Exposure to formal codes of ethics.[2]

5. The Ten Commandments
of Computer Ethics
THOU SHALT NOT USE A COMPUTER TO HARM OTHER
PEOPLE.
THOU SHALT NOT INTERFERE WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S
COMPUTER WORK.
THOU SHALT NOT SNOOP AROUND IN OTHER
PEOPLE'S COMPUTER FILES.
THOU SHALT NOT USE A COMPUTER TO STEAL.
THOU SHALT NOT USE A COMPUTER TO BEAR FALSE
WITNESS.

6. 1.Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.
2.Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation.
3.Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output.
4.Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing.
5.Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans.