Summer Work
AP Computer Science Essays
Social Implications of Computing
7 ARTICLES TO READ:
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The ACM Code of Ethics
Copyright, Intellectual Property, and Digital Information
Intrusive Hacking
Computer Viruses
Electronic Voting Machines
An Early Internet Worm
Software Piracy
You will read the above articles in the pages to follow. Of the seven (7) articles, select
the three (3) articles that you wish to use as your writing assignment.
Writing assignment guidelines for each article:
 Article heading
 Four paragraphs to answer each question below.
 Each paragraph should be at least 4 to 5 sentences except for questions 4 (you
may not have previous experience).
The question you need to answer for each article is as follows:
1. Give an example of a position from the article and explain how the author
supports their position.
2. Explain what is your point of view on the author’s position?
3. Were you influenced by what you read? Explain in detail.
4. Do you have any previous experiences on the topics described?
Addition Requirements:
- Please use font size of 12 / double spaced.
- For each article selected, please limit your writing to no more than two pages.
ANY QUESTIONS?
Please email me at amityregion5.org and I will get back to you ASAP.
Writing assignment will be collected on the first day of class.