Barry M Dumas

Diving Into the Bitstream

Information Technology Meets Society in a Digital World

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book weaves together the concepts and conditions of IT to offer a contextualized look at one of the most popular, relevant, and promising industries of today. But what distinguishes this book is its focus on the impact of IT on societies, and the responsibilities of IT's creators and users. The author pulls together important, often complex issues from the relationships among information, information technologies, and societal constructs. With its wide array of topics and easy-to-process language and presentation, this book creates a space for a reader to not only learn, but also to evaluate and question the implications of IT's place in society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 175mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780415807142
• ISBN-10: 041580714X
• Artikelnr.: 34925429

Autorenporträt

M. Barry Dumas is a Professor of Computer Information Systems at the City University of New York, Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. What's it All About? 2. Information to Suit
As You Like it 3. Connections
The Internet and the Web 4. That is to Say
Free Expression, Privacy, and Security 5. What's Mine is Whose?
Intellectual Property 6. You, Me, and Everyone Else
Alone Together and Vice Versa 7. Attack of the Bits
From Nuisance to Cyber Warfare 8. Mind and Machine
Artificial Intelligence 9. We Are What We Do
Ethics and Responsibilities 10. The Future Lays Ahead
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