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What are some tasks performed by computing professionals?
What are some tasks performed by computing professionals?
Writing specifications for new computer systems, designing instruction pipelines for superscalar processors, diagnosing timing anomalies in embedded systems, testing and validating software systems, restructuring the back-end database of an inventory system, analyzing packet traffic in a local area network, and recommending security policies for a medical information system.
Why is it important for computing professionals to perform their tasks conscientiously?
Why is it important for computing professionals to perform their tasks conscientiously?
Because their decisions affect the performance and functionality of computer systems, which in turn affect the welfare of the systems’ users directly and that of other people less directly.
Give an example of how the decisions of computing professionals can directly affect people's welfare.
Give an example of how the decisions of computing professionals can directly affect people's welfare.
The software that controls the automatic transmission of an automobile should minimize gasoline consumption and ensure the safety of the driver, passengers, other drivers, and pedestrians.
What are the obligations of computing professionals?
What are the obligations of computing professionals?
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How are the obligations of computing professionals similar to something else?
How are the obligations of computing professionals similar to something else?
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Computing professionals perform a variety of ______
Computing professionals perform a variety of ______
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The decisions of computing professionals affect the ______ of computer systems
The decisions of computing professionals affect the ______ of computer systems
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The obligations of computing professionals are similar to the ______
The obligations of computing professionals are similar to the ______
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The software that controls the automatic transmission of an automobile should minimize ______ consumption
The software that controls the automatic transmission of an automobile should minimize ______ consumption
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The obligations of computing professionals affect the ______ of other people
The obligations of computing professionals affect the ______ of other people
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