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Ethics is a short two-syllable word that affects every segment our lives. Ethics is a moral code involving
a clear understanding of right and wrong. When people talk about ethics, they usually focus on some specific
areas, such as business, medical, political, environmental, religious or personal ethics.
If you have a computer ethics you won’t try to harass or hurt people with your computer, and you want
commit crimes such as information theft or virus creation. It may seem smart to copy and past information into
a school report and pretend that we wrote it. Even if the information were public property, that would be
dishonest. The crimes committed with hacking or gaming scams don’t seem harmful because the victims lack
faces. Flaming (sending abusive, insulting messages to an other on line) seems risk-free since we are
anonymous. Indulging in obscenities and other offensive behaviour on line feels empowering simply because
no one knows who we really are. No one is going to come knocking on the door and demand a physical
confrontation. However, every one of those activities is a violation of computer ethics.

I - Comprehension / Interpretation
1 – Tick the correct answer - the text is about: (2 pts)
A – Business ethics B – Religious ethics C – Computer ethics
2 – Say whether the statements are true or false (4 pts)
A – Ethics is a set of moral values to be respected in any area …………………
B - Computer users do not always behave ethically. ……………..
C – Information theft and virus creation are not criminal acts. …………………
D _ Copying information from the internet and pretending that you wrote it is not ethical ………….
3 – Answer the questions below according to the text (3 pts)
A – What is ethics?
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B – What are the areas focused by the people when talking about ethics?
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C – Give a violated right of computer ethics mentioned in the text

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4 – What or who do the underlined words refer to (1 pt)
A - They § 1 ------> …………….. B – It § 2------> …………………………
B/TEXT EXPLORATION:
1 – Find in the text words closest in meaning to (2 pts)
A – Ethics § 1 = …………………… B - Fields § 1 =………………………………
2 – Give the opposite of these words keeping the same root (1. pt)
A - Moral =/= …………………… respected =/=…………………
3 – Ask questions on the underlined words (3 pts)
A – Bribery is to offer money to any one who holds power.
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B – Computer ethics should be taught to young learners.
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C – In 1998 USA set a bond of computer ethic rules.
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4– Write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (4 pts)
A – We shouldn’t (to violate) ………………………. the computer ethic rules.
B – Algeria (to develop)……………. as long as it (to fight) ……………….. corruption.
C – People had better (to comply)………………………. with codes of conducts.