The essence of professional issues in computing /
Robert Ayres
- Harlow, England : Prentice Hall, 1999
- xvi, 210 p. ; 23 cm.
- The essence of computing series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword. - Preface. - Acknowledgements. - 1. The Nature of Software. - 2. Data Storage and Technology. - 3. Telecommunications and Networks. - 4. The Computerized World. - 5. An Oerview of the Law. - 6. Ownership of Software. - 7. Software Contracts and Liability. - 8. Privacy and the Data Protection Act. - 9. Computer Misuse. - 10. Software Development and Engineering. - 11. Societies for Computing Professionals. - 12. Professionalism and Ethics. - Afterword. - Appendix I: BCS Code of Conduct. - Appendix II: IEE Rules of Conduct. - References. - Index.