Case of Daan

Case of Daan

1. Which of the 10 commandments on computer use did Daan violate?

The most evident commandment that Daan violated was “Thou shalt not use other people’s resources without authorization.” Daan also violated another commandment, although less evident, was “Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.” Since Kael’s motherboard broke, Kael can’t use the computer entirely.


2. If you were Daan, will you tell Kael the truth or not? Explain.

Since Daan has violated the commandments, Daan must do some corrective action. Daan could make up for his fault by secretly replacing the damaged motherboard with a functioning one, without telling Kael. As some might say, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.” This might solve the problem temporarily but Daan can’t be sure how long this secret will last. This might give Daan worries. But telling the truth to Kael could lead to having peace of mind for Daan and also for Kael in the sense that Kael is confident that Daan will tell the truth when something bad happens and not keep it a secret. Since I don’t want to have too many worries, I will tell Kael the truth if I were in Daan’s place.


3. If you were Kael and Daan told you the truth, what will you do?

If I were Kael, I must keep my cool and not just get angry with Daan. If I need the computer badly, I will require Daan to get the computer fixed as soon as possible. I should not be too lax with forgiving Daan because Daan might not learn the lesson from using other people’s resources without authorization.