AP®︎ CS Principles Unit 5: Notes & Study Guide

Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 5 of AP CS Principles – Impact of Computing.

Exam weight: 21–26%
6 Topics

Unit 5: Impact of Computing

This unit analyzes how computing technologies influence society, culture, and innovation while raising ethical and security considerations.

Begin with Topic 5.1: Beneficial and Harmful Ef...

To review Unit 5, go through each of the 6 topics below.

Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 5 test, pulled directly from the AP® Computer Science Principles curriculum.

Topic 5.1
~7 min
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Beneficial and Harmful Effects
Beneficial and Harmful Effects
  • What a Computing Innovation Is and Why Effects Aren’t Neutral
  • How the Same Effect Can Be Both Beneficial and Harmful
  • Unintended Consequences and Uses Beyond the Original Purpose
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Topic 5.2
~6 min
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Digital Divide
Digital Divide
  • What the Digital Divide Is
  • Factors That Contribute to the Digital Divide
  • Who the Digital Divide Affects
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Topic 5.3
~7 min
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Computing Bias
Computing Bias
  • What Computing Bias Is
  • Where Bias Comes From in Computing
  • How Computing Bias Leads to Unintended Consequences
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Topic 5.4
~6 min
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Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing
  • What Crowdsourcing Is
  • Types of Crowdsourcing
  • How Large-Scale Participation Works
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Topic 5.5
~6 min
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Legal and Ethical Concerns
Legal and Ethical Concerns
  • Intellectual Property and Copyright
  • Plagiarism and Proper Use of Others’ Work
  • Legal Ways to Use Digital Content
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Topic 5.6
~7 min
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Safe Computing
Safe Computing
  • Personally Identifiable Information and Digital Footprints
  • Benefits and Risks of Data Collection
  • Protecting Computing Resources
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