State College charges its departments for computer time usage on the campus mainframe. A student had access to the university computer system because a class she was taking required extensive computer usage. The student enjoyed playing games on the computer and frequently had to request extra computer funds from her professor in order to complete her assignments.

The student's use of the computer to play games was: (ethical or unethical because ...)

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Darrell Dorsey

Computers & Technology

23 May, 22:30

State College charges its departments for computer time usage on the campus mainframe. A student had access to the university computer system because a class she was taking required extensive computer usage. The student enjoyed playing games on the computer and frequently had to request extra computer funds from her professor in order to complete her assignments.

The student's use of the computer to play games was: (ethical or unethical because ...)

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Brandon Moreno · Answer 1

It is ethical for her to do her schoolwork on the computer, but it was unethical to use her allotted time to play games, which led to her having to request more time on the computer. If she wants to play games, she should get her own computer or device to play games on