Computer Lab Management and Ethics in Using Computer

Computer Lab Management and Ethics in Using Computer

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  COMPUTER LAB MANAGEMENT
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  COMPUTER LAB RULES AND REGULATIONS
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  1.Students are prohibitedto enter the lab unless authorized by the teacher 2.Scan diskettes/ thumb drive before using them. 3.Report all the problems related to the system to the teacher
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  4. Do notattempt to repair with lab equipment. 5. Be responsible when using equipment, software and facilities in the lab. 6. Do not move any equipment from original position. 7. Do not remove or load any software into the computer.
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  8. Do notchange the settings in the computer. 9. Save all work in the external storage device and not in the computer. 10. Do not bring in bags, food and drink into the lab. 11. Turn off the computer accordingly after use.
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  12. Switch offall power supplies before leaving the lab. 13. Internet facilities is strictly for educational purposes only. 14. All users should record the use of computer in the computer logbook. 15. The lab should be kept clean and tidy at all times.
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  ETHICS IN USING COMPUTER
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  10 IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONSOF COMPUTER ETHICS 1. You should not use a computer to harm other people. 2. You shall not interfere with other people’s computer work. 3. You shall not use a computer to steal 4. You shall not copy or use software for which you have not paid illegally 5. You shall not use other people’s computer resources without permission or proper compensation.
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  6. You shallnot look around in other people’s computer files 7. You shall not use a computer to give false identity. 8. You shall not correct other people’s ideas or works 9. You shall think about the social effects on the program you are writing or the system you are designing. 10.You shall always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow friends.
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  COPYRIGHT Is a legal right given to the owner of a copyright to prevent others from copying an artistic works, literary, dramatic or music work. Only the copyright owner has the legal right to reproduce the work in any form and has the right to sue others who copy or distribute unauthorized work without the copyright. • Copyright symbol © or (c)
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  To reproduce the To distribute copies of Sufficient effort has work the work to the public been expected to by sale or transfer of make work original in ownership, or by character rental, lease, or lending The owner of copyright has the To disallow other The work has been special right to do persons from using the written down, and authorize the work without recorded or reduced to following permission material form To carry out the work To prepare copies publicly. (copyright The author is qualified works based protection in Malaysia is person or the work is upon the work governed by the made in Malaysia or Copyright Act 1987. a the work is published work that is eligible is in Malaysia protected automatically upon fulfillment of the following conditions:-
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  COPYRIGHT VIOLATION A personwho does not own the copyright and without license from the owner or does not have permission in any of the following acts has broken the copyright law
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  Respect the rightsand No one should purposely property of others by attempt to weaken the Respect and not accessing other system security or abide by member’s data disturbed system copyright laws performance through “hacking” Send no obscene or harassing messages in Resources are not to be any format in violation used for business of any applicable law. A person that purposes or private gain. want to use any Email messages should copyrighted be brief, occasional and resources must: Changing of system should indicate the settings is not allowed sender’s true identity Downloading, Use resources only for academic installation, or removal assignments and official education and of software or hardware research and not reproduced in any is not allowed material form to the public
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  PLAGIARISM Copying or paraphrasinginformation from a source without giving credit to the owner. • Using images, audio or video without permission or without giving credit is also plagiarism.
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  EFFECT OF PLAGIARISM Plagiarism is a serious academic offence for students. Any use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. If you fail to do this, you may fail in the examination or your name maybe removed from the pass list
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  HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM Take good notes. Write down Put away your source before Put quotation you begin to write. Read your the tittle, the name of the marks around any source, and then write from source, the author, the page language you your memory. After you write, number(s), and the date for any reproduce you can recheck your language you copy or adapt and directly from the paraphrase or summary against for each of piece of information source the original for accuracy you record