Which server(s) are the most important to protect and why? Which criteria would you use to determine which servers to protect first? What are some of the methods you would use to protect the different services?

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Information Technology Question

 

  1. In a 2-3 page APA-formatted paper, research and describe 3 approaches to detecting errors within a network, including how the approaches work, the probability of detecting an error, and any other benefits or limitations. If you have used any network monitoring tools before, describe your experience and any challenges you may have experienced.
  2. Please choose one of the following two options and write your work in a 3-4 page APA-formatted paper. You are welcome to include diagrams within your work as appropriate, and if they are brought in from outside sources, be sure to provide proper citations and references. Do not go overboard with your designs, but consider each option carefully and provide an overview of the recommendations.

 

Option 1

You have been hired by a small company to install a backbone to connect four 1000base-T Ethernet LANs (each using one 24-port switch) and to provide a connection to the Internet. Develop a simple backbone and determine the total cost (i.e., select the backbone technology and price it, select the cabling and price it, select the devices and price them, and so on). Prices are available at www.datacommwarehouse.com, but use any source that is convenient. For simplicity, assume that category 5e, category 6, and fiber-optic cables have a fixed cost per circuit to buy and install, regardless of distance, $100, $120, and $300, respectively.

 

Option 2

You have been hired by a small company to install network infrastructure with shared storage. The office has 15 users. Business administration has requested that the accounting department, which has one user, not be on the same network as the operation network to protect business financial data traffic and maintain separate access to files and data.

 

Either Option:

In either case, consider the following requirements, but do not write your paper to solve all of these needs. Simply consider the needs in your network design solution:

  • Windows Server and Active Directory requirements
  • DHCP and DNS
  • IP addressing, VLANs, and subnet mask requirements to accommodate the number of users
  • NAS/SAN as appropriate
  • Print Server (if required)

 

Provide diagrams of at least two design options.

Discuss and compare the advantages and disadvantages of each proposed design and justify your recommendations. Consider cost, security, on-going maintenance, adding new users, printing, log-in, and Internet connection to all users.

  1. Although it is important to protect all servers, some servers are more important than others. In a 2-3 page APA-formatted paper, please answer the following questions:
  • Which server(s) are the most important to protect and why?
  • Which criteria would you use to determine which servers to protect first?
  • What are some of the methods you would use to protect the different services?
  • Which requirements may differ between protecting local servers vs. cloud servers?
  1. You have been tasked with setting up a new company branch office for an existing organization. The company headquarters is in a different state but houses the main accounting server and company databases. The new branch office will need high speed Internet access and a VPN connection to the main office. The branch is expected to host 15 to 20 users. Due to the secure nature of the accounting and database systems that must be connected, you also must develop a plan to incorporate network security to meet their needs. Research and design a solution to address these requirements. While cost is always a factor to some degree, it would be best to recommend two options, good and optimal. Write your plan in a minimum 4–5-page APA-formatted paper, including network maps and pricing charts as appropriate. You will deliver your proposed solution in the Week 8 live class session.

 

 

Provide an in-depth analysis of securing and maintaining a network server operating system in a 5-6 page APA-formatted paper. List and compare these differences in order to determine which would be the best option for your place of business.

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Information Technology Question

  1. In today’s world of constant change in technology, we must ensure that we are always up to date with the latest operating systems. Research and determine the best solution for a medium-sized business with 500 employees. This is a new company, and you need to determine if Windows, Linux, or another type of operating system would best benefit this network. These users require constant sharing of resources and authentication throughout the network on a regular basis. Your paper needs to address the following:
  • Benefits of the operating system
  • How this operating system compares to other operating systems
  • Security concerns with this operating system
  • Flexibility and scalability with this operating system
  • Cost and maintenance of this operating system

 

  1. Virtualization has become quite beneficial for not only organizations but network administrators as well who rely on this technology on a constant basis. For this week’s assignment, you will research why virtualization is so important and how it has been so beneficial to network administrators over the past few decades. Be sure to research server virtualization for large networks. Also, try to find current literature that supports your justification on why virtualization is so important and useful today. Submit your findings in a 2–3-page APA-formatted paper.
  2. The fundamentals of network communication today have not completely changed over the past 50 to 60 years. In fact, many of the same theories and concepts are still the same. Research and list 4 of the common network topologies that have been used in businesses over the past few decades. You will indicate which of these typologies are still in use today, and why they are still in use today. You will also indicate what types of resources and devices are commonly used within these topologies. For instance, in a star topology, is a router or a switch required? Additionally, list how a current operating system needs to be properly configured in order to support all of these devices across the topology. Submit your work in a 2–3-page APA-formatted paper.
  3. Provide an in-depth analysis of securing and maintaining a network server operating system in a 5-6 page APA-formatted paper. Microsoft Windows Server 2022 is the latest server produced by Microsoft that brings in many new technologies, such as Azure integration and advanced multilayer security enhancements. List the benefits provided by this new Windows server OS and compare them to other servers currently on the market, such as Linux and Apache. List and compare these differences in order to determine which would be the best option for your place of business. Justify your reasoning. Be sure to include all the elements that would be required in order to better secure and safeguard the operating system.

What is the purpose of the site? What do you want the web site to accomplish? Who is your intended audience? What opportunity, problem, or issue is your site addressing? What type of content might be included in your site?

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Web Development Project 4

Project Grade (80pts total):

Each person has to upload the project to the Internet and D2L.  Required components of the Project include:

  • Find appropriate topics or cases for your final project (e.g, School Web Site, Bookstore Web Site, Commercial Web Site, personal/family website, etc.)
  • Documentation about your project in a Word Document
  • A recorded presentation about your project posted to a video hosting site
  • A complete website consisting of at least 6 pages (1 homepage and 5+ content pages) based on your topic, documentation, and presentation
  • Documentation and Source Code should be submitted to the D2L dropbox. The presentation should be posted in the appropriate Discussion topic.

Documentation Requirements

The documentation should be in a report or an essay format, rather than answering questions directly. Consider it documentation you and other developers can use to “get into the mindset” of being a developer in your site.

  1. Wireframe
  2. What is the purpose of the site?
  3. What do you want the web site to accomplish?
  4. Who is your intended audience?
  5. What opportunity, problem, or issue is your site addressing?
  6. What type of content might be included in your site?
  7. List at least two related or similar sites found on the Web.
  8. Document WAVE accessibilty Results (https://wave.webaim.org/)
  9. Document WebFX readabilty Results (https://www.webfx.com/tools/read-able/)
  10. Document PageSpeed Insights optimization results (https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/)
  11. A documentation of your usability test results with real people. I encourage you to seek out friends and family outside of the classroom.
    • 2-3 people are sufficient.
    • General people know how to use your website.
    • General people understand the purpose of your website.
    • General people can find information they want.
    • Each time when you receive feedback, you improve your website based on the feedback.
    • Document the process of how you enhanced your website using feedback.
  12.  What is the ‘next step’ to further developing this solution?  E.g. Future Planned Activities

Justify why this was an appropriate decision and what could happen if an employee consistently makes errors. Write about your comfort level and experiences in writing in a formal style.

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Unit 1 Discussion

This unit’s reading includes a list of reasons why writing matters as well as information about formal writing. After reading this, take some time to contemplate the importance of these concepts in securing a job.

Your initial post must include the following:

  • In your first paragraph, consider that you are an employer seeking to hire someone. There are only two applicants whose IT skills and credentials seem equal, but one provided a large project document (in a portfolio) with many grammar errors and an informal style that seems inappropriate. You have decided to hire the person whose application materials were all well written. Justify why this was an appropriate decision and what could happen if an employee consistently makes errors.
  • In your second paragraph, write about your comfort level and experiences in writing in a formal style.
  • Do not use source material for this discussion; use your critical thinking skills.

In responses to others, it would be appropriate to share experiences with writing resumes, cover letters, and/or portfolio documents, either from the applicant or the employer’s viewpoint, or explain other instances in your career so far that required formal writing.

Discussion parameters:

  • Write your initial post in your own words; do not quote or copy from sources.
  • Do not copy the questions into your post.
  • Write an original descriptive subject line for your initial post (do not include the unit number or your name).
  • Write with formal, professional language, as explained in the reading.
  • Work to meet all posting guidelines and expectations.

 

What is the purpose of the site? What do you want the web site to accomplish? Who is your intended audience? What opportunity, problem, or issue is your site addressing? What type of content might be included in your site?

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ITEC 2380 – Web Development

Final Project

Project Grade (80pts total):

Each person has to upload the project to the Internet and D2L.  Required components of the Project include:

  • Find appropriate topics or cases for your final project (e.g, School Web Site, Bookstore Web Site, Commercial Web Site, personal/family website, etc.)
  • Documentation about your project in a Word Document
  • A recorded presentation about your project posted to a video hosting site
  • A complete website consisting of at least 6 pages (1 homepage and 5+ content pages) based on your topic, documentation, and presentation
  • Documentation and Source Code should be submitted to the D2L dropbox. The presentation should be posted in the appropriate Discussion topic.

Documentation Requirements

The documentation should be in a report or an essay format, rather than answering questions directly. Consider it documentation you and other developers can use to “get into the mindset” of being a developer in your site.

  1. Wireframe
  2. What is the purpose of the site?
  3. What do you want the web site to accomplish?
  4. Who is your intended audience?
  5. What opportunity, problem, or issue is your site addressing?
  6. What type of content might be included in your site?
  7. List at least two related or similar sites found on the Web.
  8. Document WAVE accessibilty Results (https://wave.webaim.org/)
  9. Document WebFX readabilty Results (https://www.webfx.com/tools/read-able/)
  10. Document PageSpeed Insights optimization results (https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/)
  11. A documentation of your usability test results with real people. I encourage you to seek out friends and family outside of the classroom.
    • 2-3 people are sufficient.
    • General people know how to use your website.
    • General people understand the purpose of your website.
    • General people can find information they want.
    • Each time when you receive feedback, you improve your website based on the feedback.
    • Document the process of how you enhanced your website using feedback.
  12.  What is the ‘next step’ to further developing this solution?  E.g. Future Planned Activities

Create a base which could be augmented and built on in the future.

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CS1410 Object oriented programing

Create a base which could be augmented and built on in the future. Whether it be for assignments to come, classes to come (for example AI), or even just for fun (if you think genetic algorithms are fun).

Essentially, what you will be building here is a world with creature objects in it. This creature object will need to be built in such a way that one day it could move, sense, eat, starve, etc. But to begin with it just needs to be created, die, and reproduce based on preset odds.’

So in terms of proper requirements this assignment must include, in both the UML diagram and code, the following:

  1. At least three classes and/or interfaces (3 total not 3 of each).
  2. At least two relationships.

As For a potential prompt you could read these requirements in these terms:

  1. A creature class with space for creature attributes and methods (eg. chances of replicating and dying). Required creature specific methods:
    1. die()
    2. reproduce()
  2. A world class with world and environment attributes and methods (eg. chances of spawning new creature without replication). Required World specific methods:
    1. createCreature()
    2. This method might hit the names.txt file in this project to get a random name for your creatures.
    3. spawnFood(), etc.
  3. Support for multiple creatures within the world.
  4. Main loop where these chances are ‘rolled’ for a number of times in a row.

You may, however, build any sort of system you wish as long as it has 3 classes and/or interfaces and 2 relationships. Use LucidChart

Links to an external site., draw.io

Links to an external site., or any other preferred diagramming tool to create your UML diagram.

This assignment will be submitted in two pieces, you will need to create a UML diagram showing how you plan to implement a coded solution to this prompt as well as the actual code. The UML diagram will have a separate due date and submission dropbox within canvas while the code will be submitted here in GitHub .

Example vid: (49) Why do things exist? Setting the stage for evolution. – YouTube

Read the article below and write a 400-word essay summarizing the article and how your experiences with information technology have impacted your learning experience.

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Experiences with information technology

Read the article below and write a 400-word essay summarizing the article and how your experiences with information technology have impacted your learning experience.

The source is the article.

How Education Technology In The Classroom Can Impact Student Learning

Create a fact sheet communicating essential product and implementation information, including how it solves a business problem, for the cross-functional team, including members from IT who will be implementing the product.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

COMPETENCIES
Competency 405.1.4: Foundations of Technical Communication
The graduate integrates basic elements of the writing process into technical communication artifacts.
Competency 405.1.5 Communication Style
The graduate makes strategic and appropriate communication decisions based on the audience.
Competency 405.1.6 Applications of Technical Writing
The graduate creates various technically written artifacts using appropriate technical communication concepts.

INTRODUCTION
Task 1: Implementation of Technology Solution
As a professional, it is important to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences throughout your daily activities. With any kind of communication, you need to understand your intended audience and its needs. Often the same information will need to be delivered to different audiences.
In this task, you will demonstrate your ability to communicate technical information in a professional manner to a variety of audiences.

SCENARIO
Your company is considering the implementation of a technology solution to address a business problem. As a member of the IT team for a manufacturing company, you were asked to select a product to address the identified needs, informing the stakeholders about its fit to the identified needs, and providing implementation details. Several past process changes have been unsuccessful at implementation and user acceptance. You will create two artifacts that communicate product information tailored to meet the needs of each of the following stakeholder groups:
• Audience 1: executive leadership of the organization, such as the CIO, CFO, etc.
• Audience 2: cross-functional team, including members from IT who will be implementing the product

REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

A. Create an email or memorandum providing product information and benefits of implementation, including how it solves a business problem, for executive leadership of the organization, such as the CIO, CFO, etc.

B. Create a fact sheet communicating essential product and implementation information, including how it solves a business problem, for the cross-functional team, including members from IT who will be implementing the product. Include each of the following points in the fact sheet:
• description of product
• rationale for implementation
• summary of implementation phases
• graphic aids that supplement product information or implementation plans

C. Describe the writing process used to develop the artifact for each audience.

D. Explain how analysis of the following audience attributes informed the purpose for each artifact:
• subject knowledge
• position in the organization
• personal attitudes
• reading style
• types of readers (primary, secondary, international)

E. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

F. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

An ERP software system is often one of the most significant investments a company will make. Give any three arguments if you agree or disagree. Describe your response in your own language.

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IT402

Description of Discussion Board

Purpose                                                               

The purpose of discussion board activity is familiarized student with the significance of the ERP Enterprise Resources Planning.

Action Items

  • Access the discussion forum for this assignment by clicking on the discussion forum title.
  • Click on “Create Thread.”
  • Enter a title for your response in the “Subject” line.
  • Type your response into the message field to the following discussion prompt:

Post your answer to the Question (100 – 200 words):

Read the below given statement and answer the question:

Discussion Question:

  1. An ERP software system is often one of the most significant investments a company will make. Give any three arguments if you agree or disagree. Describe your response in your own language.
  2. Respond to two other classmates’ postings by critically reviewing your classmate’s answer and stating which points you agree or disagree with.