2.7.1 Student Activity

Activity 1

Aaron Swartz was a computer prodigy who sadly committed suicide earlier this year. Find out the story behind why he was being targeted by the FBI. 

Explain it in a paragraph.


Activity 2

Listed below are some computer criminals.

1. Kevin Poulson

2. Robert Tappan Morris

3. Kevin Mitnick

4. Julian Assange

5. Jonathan James

Find out about 2 of them.

Describe what they did, and identify the issues as they relate to the HSC IPT Course, and specifically Communications.

Explain it in a paragraph for each.

Activity 3

Summarise each of the below trends in computer communication and write an explanation of it including at least one positive and one negative effect it has created.

  • * blogs
  • * wikis
  • * Facebook (Social Media)
  • * RSS feeds
  • * podcasts
  • * online radio, TV and video on demand
  • * 3/4/5G technologies for mobile communications
Activity 4
Describe and Discuss implications of as many of the newly recent and emerging trends in communications 

There are loads to consider....