CS Principles 2020-2021 Standards Alignment

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

IC - Impacts of Computing

3A-IC-24 - Evaluate the ways computing impacts personal, ethical, social, economic, and cultural practices.
3A-IC-27 - Use tools and methods for collaboration on a project to increase connectivity of people in different cultures and career fields.
3B-IC-25 - Evaluate computational artifacts to maximize their beneficial effects and minimize harmful effects on society.

CSP2021

CRD-1 - Incorporating multiple perspectives

CRD-1.A - Explain how computing innovations are improved through collaboration.

CRD-1.A.1 - A computing innovation includes a program as an integral part of its function.
CRD-1.A.2 - A computing innovation can be physical (e.g., self-driving car), non-physical computing software (e.g., picture editing software), or non-physical computing concepts (e.g., e-commerce).

CRD-1.C - Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills during collaboration.

CRD-1.C.1 - Effective collaborative teams practice interpersonal skills, including but not limited to: ● communication ● consensus building ● conflict resolution ● negotiation

CRD-2 - Developers create and innovate using an iterative design process

CRD-2.A - Describe the purpose of a computing innovation.

CRD-2.A.1 - The purpose of computing innovations is to solve problems or to pursue interests through creative expression.

IOC-1 - While computing innovations are typically designed to achieve a specific purpose, they may have unintended consequences

IOC-1.A - Explain how an effect of a computing innovation can be both beneficial and harmful.

IOC-1.A.1 - People create computing innovations.
IOC-1.A.2 - The way people complete tasks often changes to incorporate new computing innovations.
IOC-1.A.5 - Advances in computing have generated and increased creativity in other fields, such as medicine, engineering, communications, and the arts.

IOC-2 - The use of computing innovations may involve risks to your personal safety and identity

IOC-2.B - Explain how computing resources can be protected and can be misused.

IOC-2.B.1 - Authentication measures protect devices and information from unauthorized access. Examples of authentication measures include strong passwords and multifactor authentication.
IOC-2.B.10 - All real-world systems have errors or design flaws that can be exploited to compromise them. Regular software updates help fix errors that could compromise a computing system.
IOC-2.B.2 - A strong password is something that is easy for a user to remember but would be difficult for someone else to guess based on knowledge of that user.
IOC-2.B.3 - Multifactor authentication is a method of computer access control in which a user is only granted access after successfully presenting several separate pieces of evidence to an authentication mechanism, typically in at least two of the following categorie
IOC-2.B.4 - Multifactor authentication requires at least two steps to unlock protected information; each step adds a new layer of security that must be broken to gain unauthorized access.

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

IC - Impacts of Computing

3A-IC-24 - Evaluate the ways computing impacts personal, ethical, social, economic, and cultural practices.
3A-IC-27 - Use tools and methods for collaboration on a project to increase connectivity of people in different cultures and career fields.
3B-IC-25 - Evaluate computational artifacts to maximize their beneficial effects and minimize harmful effects on society.

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

IC - Impacts of Computing

2-IC-23 - Describe tradeoffs between allowing information to be public and keeping information private and secure.
3A-IC-29 - Explain the privacy concerns related to the collection and generation of data through automated processes that may not be evident to users.
3A-IC-30 - Evaluate the social and economic implications of privacy in the context of safety, law, or ethics.

CSP2021

IOC-2 - The use of computing innovations may involve risks to your personal safety and identity

IOC-2.A - Describe the risks to privacy from collecting and storing personal data on a computer system.

IOC-2.A.1 - Personally identifiable information (PII) is information about an individual that identifies, links, relates, or describes them. Examples of PII include:● social security number● age● race● phone number(s)● medical infor
IOC-2.A.12 - PII can be used to stalk or steal the identity of a person or to aid in the planning of other criminal acts.
IOC-2.A.13 - Once information is placed online, it is difficult to delete.
IOC-2.A.14 - Programs can collect your location and record where you have been, how you got there, and how long you were at a given location.
IOC-2.A.15 - Information posted to social media services can be used by others. Combining information posted on social media and other sources can be used to deduce private information about you.
IOC-2.A.2 - Search engines can record and maintain a history of searches made by users.
IOC-2.A.3 - Websites can record and maintain a history of individuals who have viewed their pages.
IOC-2.A.4 - Devices, websites, and networks can collect information about a user’s location.
IOC-2.A.5 - Technology enables the collection, use, and exploitation of information about, by, and for individuals, groups, and institutions.
IOC-2.A.6 - Search engines can use search history to suggest websites or for targeted marketing.
IOC-2.A.7 - Disparate personal data, such as geolocation, cookies, and browsing history, can be aggregated to create knowledge about an individual.
IOC-2.A.8 - PII and other information placed online can be used to enhance a user’s online experiences.
IOC-2.A.9 - PII stored online can be used to simplify making online purchases.

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

IC - Impacts of Computing

2-IC-23 - Describe tradeoffs between allowing information to be public and keeping information private and secure.
3A-IC-29 - Explain the privacy concerns related to the collection and generation of data through automated processes that may not be evident to users.
3A-IC-30 - Evaluate the social and economic implications of privacy in the context of safety, law, or ethics.
3B-IC-28 - Debate laws and regulations that impact the development and use of software.

CSP2021

IOC-1 - While computing innovations are typically designed to achieve a specific purpose, they may have unintended consequences

IOC-1.A - Explain how an effect of a computing innovation can be both beneficial and harmful.

IOC-1.A.3 - Not every effect of a computing innovation is anticipated in advance.

IOC-1.B - Explain how a computing innovation can have an impact beyond its intended purpose.

IOC-1.B.1 - Computing innovations can be used in ways that their creators had not originally intended:● The World Wide Web was originally intended only for rapid and easy exchange of information within the scientific community. ● Targeted advertising is

IOC-1.F - Explain how the use of computing could raise legal and ethical concerns.

IOC-1.F.11 - Computing innovations can raise legal and ethical concerns. Some examples of these include:● the development of software that allows access to digital media downloads and streaming● the development of algorithms that include bias● th
IOC-1.F.8 - As with any technology or medium, using computing to harm individuals or groups of people raises legal and ethical concerns.
IOC-1.F.9 - Computing can play a role in social and political issues, which in turn often raise legal and ethical concerns.

IOC-2 - The use of computing innovations may involve risks to your personal safety and identity

IOC-2.A - Describe the risks to privacy from collecting and storing personal data on a computer system.

IOC-2.A.1 - Personally identifiable information (PII) is information about an individual that identifies, links, relates, or describes them. Examples of PII include:● social security number● age● race● phone number(s)● medical infor
IOC-2.A.10 - Commercial and governmental curation of information may be exploited if privacy and other protections are ignored.
IOC-2.A.11 - Information placed online can be used in ways that were not intended and that may have a harmful impact. For example, an email message may be forwarded, tweets can be retweeted, and social media posts can be viewed by potential employers.
IOC-2.A.12 - PII can be used to stalk or steal the identity of a person or to aid in the planning of other criminal acts.
IOC-2.A.15 - Information posted to social media services can be used by others. Combining information posted on social media and other sources can be used to deduce private information about you.

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

IC - Impacts of Computing

3A-IC-24 - Evaluate the ways computing impacts personal, ethical, social, economic, and cultural practices.
3A-IC-27 - Use tools and methods for collaboration on a project to increase connectivity of people in different cultures and career fields.
3B-IC-25 - Evaluate computational artifacts to maximize their beneficial effects and minimize harmful effects on society.

CSP2021

IOC-1 - While computing innovations are typically designed to achieve a specific purpose, they may have unintended consequences

IOC-1.A - Explain how an effect of a computing innovation can be both beneficial and harmful.

IOC-1.A.4 - A single effect can be viewed as both beneficial and harmful by different people, or even by the same person.

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

NI - Networks & the Internet

3A-NI-05 - Give examples to illustrate how sensitive data can be affected by malware and other attacks.

CSP2021

IOC-2 - The use of computing innovations may involve risks to your personal safety and identity

IOC-2.B - Explain how computing resources can be protected and can be misused.

IOC-2.B.9 - Malware is software intended to damage a computing system or to take partial control over its operation.

IOC-2.C - Explain how unauthorized access to computing resources is gained.

IOC-2.C.1 - Phishing is a technique that attempts to trick a user into providing personal information. That personal information can then be used to access sensitive online resources, such as bank accounts and emails.
IOC-2.C.2 - Keylogging is the use of a program to record every keystroke made by a computer user in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information.
IOC-2.C.3 - Data sent over public networks can be intercepted, analyzed, and modified. One way that this can happen is through a rogue access point.
IOC-2.C.4 - A rogue access point is a wireless access point that gives unauthorized access to secure networks.
IOC-2.C.7 - Untrustworthy (often free) downloads from freeware or shareware sites can contain malware.

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

NI - Networks & the Internet

3A-NI-05 - Give examples to illustrate how sensitive data can be affected by malware and other attacks.

CSP2021

IOC-2 - The use of computing innovations may involve risks to your personal safety and identity

IOC-2.B - Explain how computing resources can be protected and can be misused.

IOC-2.B.7 - Computer virus and malware scanning software can help protect a computing system against infection.
IOC-2.B.8 - A computer virus is a malicious program that can copy itself and gain access to a computer in an unauthorized way. Computer viruses often attach themselves to legitimate programs and start running independently on a computer.

IOC-2.C - Explain how unauthorized access to computing resources is gained.

IOC-2.C.5 - A malicious link can be disguised on a web page or in an email message.
IOC-2.C.6 - Unsolicited emails, attachments, links, and forms in emails can be used to compromise the security of a computing system. These can come from unknown senders or from known senders whose security has been compromised.

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

IC - Impacts of Computing

3A-IC-24 - Evaluate the ways computing impacts personal, ethical, social, economic, and cultural practices.
3A-IC-27 - Use tools and methods for collaboration on a project to increase connectivity of people in different cultures and career fields.
3B-IC-25 - Evaluate computational artifacts to maximize their beneficial effects and minimize harmful effects on society.

CSP2021

IOC-1 - While computing innovations are typically designed to achieve a specific purpose, they may have unintended consequences

IOC-1.B - Explain how a computing innovation can have an impact beyond its intended purpose.

IOC-1.B.2 - Some of the ways computing innovations can be used may have a harmful impact on society, economy, or culture.
IOC-1.B.3 - Responsible programmers try to consider the unintended ways their computing innovations can be used and the potential beneficial and harmful effects of these new uses.
IOC-1.B.4 - It is not possible for a programmer to consider all the ways a computing innovation can be used.
IOC-1.B.5 - Computing innovations have often had unintended beneficial effects by leading to advances in other fields.
IOC-1.B.6 - Rapid sharing of a program or running a program with a large number of users can result in significant impacts beyond the intended purpose or control of the programmer.

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

NI - Networks & the Internet

3A-NI-06 - Recommend security measures to address various scenarios based on factors such as efficiency, feasibility, and ethical impacts.
3A-NI-07 - Compare various security measures, considering tradeoffs between the usability and security of a computer system.
3B-NI-04 - Compare ways software developers protect devices and information from unauthorized access.

CSP2021

IOC-2 - The use of computing innovations may involve risks to your personal safety and identity

IOC-2.B - Explain how computing resources can be protected and can be misused.

IOC-2.B.5 - Encryption is the process of encoding data to prevent unauthorized access. Decryption is the process of decoding the data. Two common encryption approaches are: ● Symmetric key encryption involves one key for both encryption and decryption.●

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

NI - Networks & the Internet

3A-NI-06 - Recommend security measures to address various scenarios based on factors such as efficiency, feasibility, and ethical impacts.
3A-NI-07 - Compare various security measures, considering tradeoffs between the usability and security of a computer system.
3B-NI-04 - Compare ways software developers protect devices and information from unauthorized access.

CSP2021

IOC-2 - The use of computing innovations may involve risks to your personal safety and identity

IOC-2.B - Explain how computing resources can be protected and can be misused.

IOC-2.B.1 - Authentication measures protect devices and information from unauthorized access. Examples of authentication measures include strong passwords and multifactor authentication.
IOC-2.B.10 - All real-world systems have errors or design flaws that can be exploited to compromise them. Regular software updates help fix errors that could compromise a computing system.
IOC-2.B.11 - Users can control the permissions programs have for collecting user information. Users should review the permission settings of programs to protect their privacy.
IOC-2.B.2 - A strong password is something that is easy for a user to remember but would be difficult for someone else to guess based on knowledge of that user.
IOC-2.B.3 - Multifactor authentication is a method of computer access control in which a user is only granted access after successfully presenting several separate pieces of evidence to an authentication mechanism, typically in at least two of the following categorie
IOC-2.B.4 - Multifactor authentication requires at least two steps to unlock protected information; each step adds a new layer of security that must be broken to gain unauthorized access.

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

IC - Impacts of Computing

3A-IC-24 - Evaluate the ways computing impacts personal, ethical, social, economic, and cultural practices.
3A-IC-27 - Use tools and methods for collaboration on a project to increase connectivity of people in different cultures and career fields.
3B-IC-25 - Evaluate computational artifacts to maximize their beneficial effects and minimize harmful effects on society.

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

IC - Impacts of Computing

3A-IC-24 - Evaluate the ways computing impacts personal, ethical, social, economic, and cultural practices.
3A-IC-27 - Use tools and methods for collaboration on a project to increase connectivity of people in different cultures and career fields.
3B-IC-25 - Evaluate computational artifacts to maximize their beneficial effects and minimize harmful effects on society.

Standards Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)

IC - Impacts of Computing

3A-IC-24 - Evaluate the ways computing impacts personal, ethical, social, economic, and cultural practices.
3A-IC-27 - Use tools and methods for collaboration on a project to increase connectivity of people in different cultures and career fields.
3B-IC-25 - Evaluate computational artifacts to maximize their beneficial effects and minimize harmful effects on society.