For each of the following prompts, supply a one-paragraph response. Answers shall include page
citations to the reference material when appropriate.
- Zittrain discusses the procrastination principle. Describe the concept and why Zittrain believes it either helped or hindered the Internet’s development.
- What is the end-to-end principle of network design? How does this differ from the approach the proprietary networks utilized and what benefits does it provide?
- What is an information appliance? Provide at least one example.
- What is a tethered appliance? How does it differ from an information appliance?
- Zittrain discusses three aspects of the perfect enforcement of laws. Describe a specific
injunction and provide an example of it in modern use.
Position
Provide a developed response to the following two prompts in one page each. Include page citations. - The ACM Code of Ethics states that computing professionals must, ”contribute
to society and to human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing.” Take a position on tethered appliances, like tractors and Teslas, and the right-to-repair
movement. Are these devices improving the human condition? If so, for whom? - The ACM Code of Ethics states that computing professionals must, ”avoid harm.”
Take a position that Stuxnet’s 1 developers complied with or violated this ideal. How does the ACM address hacking for nation-states?
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