5.2 Moral & Ethical Issues (OCR A Level Computer Science): Exam Questions

29 mins4 questions
19 marks

“When it comes to government electronic surveillance, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.”

Discuss whether or not you agree with this statement. You should include:

  • To what extent the UK government is able to monitor electronic communications of its citizens

  • Technical measures citizens can take to help prevent their communications being monitored.

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29 marks

Amit is studying Computer Science at university. He has been asked to write an assignment on Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Discuss the extent to which you think computer systems will inherit the biases and discrimination of their programmers as the use of AI increases.

You should include the following in your answer:

  • the meaning of AI

  • examples of when AI may be affected by bias

  • the measures that can be taken to prevent people being affected by bias in AI.

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32 marks

A taxi firm is investigating replacing its drivers with self-driving cars.

Give one advantage and one disadvantage to the customers of the taxi using self-driving cars rather than drivers.

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49 marks

Discuss the positive and negative impacts computers are having on the environment.

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