Based Only on the Information Given in This Biography, Discuss

question 87

Essay

Based only on the information given in this biography, discuss the credibility and authority of the person described on each of the topics in the list that follows:
David
A.Kilbourne taught himself to program in three different computer languages by the time he was sixteen.At seventeen, he was a member of a loose-knit southern California group of computer "hackers" that specialized in tapping the databases of large corporations, including the telephone company and several banks.In 1994, Kilbourne was charged with using his home computer and a telephone communications device to manipulate data in the Pacific Bell Telephone database to avoid telephone bills for his household and those of several friends for almost two years.It was also discovered that he had savings accounts at two Bank of America branches, with balances totaling over seventy thousand dollars, despite never having made a deposit or even "officially" opening the accounts.Kilbourne was found guilty on several counts of defrauding the two companies and was put on three years' probation.During his probation, Bank of America hired him as a consultant to assess the security of its computer files, a job at which he worked for nearly a year.He now works for a legitimate software house in the Silicon Valley.(Asked which side of the law he preferred working on, Kilbourne replied, "Everything considered, being an outlaw was more fun.")
a.the morality of software piracy
b.corporate data banks
c.telecommunications
d.purchasing a computer for a small business
e.electronic games
f.computer programming

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Definitions:

Journal Entries

The method by which financial transactions are recorded in the accounting records of a business, detailing the accounts affected and the amounts.

Maturity Date

The date on which a financial obligation must be repaid or a bond or other instrument reaches its expiration and the principal is due back to the investors.

Note Receivable

A claim or debt that one party owes to another under the terms of a promissory note, indicating money to be received.

Perpetual Inventory System

An inventory management system where records of inventory quantities are updated on a continuous basis as transactions occur.