Category: Computer Science Homework Help

Abomhara, M., & Koien, G.M. (2015). Cyber security and the internet of things: Vulnerabilities, threats, intruders, and attacks. Journal of Cyber Security, 4, 65-88. Doi: 10.13052/jcsm2245-1439.414

Address the following:

• What did the authors investigate, and in general how did they do so?
• Identify the hypothesis or question being tested
• Summarize the overall article.
• Identify the conclusions of the authors
• Indicate whether or not you think the data support their conclusions/hypothesis
• Consider alternative explanations for the results
• Provide any additional comments pertaining to other approaches to testing their hypothesis (logical follow-up studies to build on, confirm or refute the conclusions)
• The relevance or importance of the study
• The appropriateness of the experimental design

When you write your evaluation, be brief and concise, this is not meant to be an essay but an objective evaluation that one can read very easily and quickly. Also, you should include a complete reference (title, authors, journal, issue, pages) you turn in your evaluation. This is good practice for your literature review, which you’ll be completing during the dissertation process.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
• Follow APA 7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook.
• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing. 

Section 1

Explore Cloud Architecture for Software Development

Your boss has heard about cloud computing. The boss thinks that this may be a good idea for the company and for the development of the new applications, but does not know much about it. The increasing cost of hardware and tools for application development has been of specific concern. The boss would like you to research Platform as a Service (PaaS) specifically and report back on what that is and how it can benefit the company. Research the major cloud computing hosting providers and give a comparison of what they offer as a provider in general and for PaaS specifically.

Write a minimum 2-page expository paper (not including title page or references) that addresses the following:

1. Describe what cloud computing is, specifically Platform as a Service (PaaS).
2. List the major players in the cloud computing hosting space and what they offer in the PaaS arena making sure to critically analyze the tradeoffs between the different players.
3. List the different types of cloud offerings and validate if PaaS is the right solution.
4. Provide a recommendation on whether the company should move to PaaS, and which provider you think is best and why.

Requirements

1. At least 2 pages in length not counting the title page, include a title page, double space, font size 10 or 12.
2. Includes a highly developed viewpoint, purpose, and exceptional content.
3. Demonstrates superior organization, is well ordered, logical, and unified.
4. Writing demonstrates original thought and analysis.
5. No evidence of plagiarism.
6. Follows the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling).

Your expository paper should be in APA format with correct APA citations for all external references.

Make sure to review the assessment rubric to insure inclusion of all required material.

Section 2

Part 1

Cloud computing is a technology that has been increasing in popularity for individuals and companies alike. However, the underlying technology behind cloud computing is often unknown.

Your Assignment is to research virtualization and clustering and define their role in cloud computing. Next, research the benefits of migrating your data to the cloud and write at least a one-page paper. Do virtualization and clustering play a role in the benefits of moving your data to the cloud? Why or why not?

Answers should contain sufficient information to adequately answer the questions and contain no spelling, grammar, or APA errors. Points deducted from grade for each writing, spelling, or grammar error are at your instructor’s discretion.

Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” from Academic Tools to assist you with meeting APA expectations

Part 2

Write a college-level research paper that includes the following:

For this paper, research automation and databases and their impact on data migration. Specifically, look at automation and how it will impact, either positively or negatively, your cloud infrastructure. Further, databases are needed to store most companies’ digital assets. How can a cloud database benefit a company that is moving their data? Compare an on-premise solution versus the cloud solution.

Your Assignment should meet the specifications listed. Be sure to use appropriate APA format and cite your textbook or other sources that you used in the Assignment.

Answers should contain sufficient information to adequately answer the questions and contain no spelling, grammar, or APA errors. Points deducted from grade for each writing, spelling, or grammar error are at your instructor’s discretion.

Please be sure to visit the “Academic Support Center” from Academic Tools to assist you with meeting APA expectations.

NIST Security Reference Architecture

Weekly Modules Reports using a Netlab environment.

1a You will first review the labs and follow the instruction to emulate the same results.

1. Submit the following items in a Word document
2. Take screenshots of the results as depicted in the guidelines 
3. Submit a Lab Reflection (In your own words). Four paragraphs: 
4. Paragraph 1: Describes the purpose of the lab. 
5. Paragraph 2: Discusses how the topic in this lab would be used in a real-world environment.
   Paragraph 3: Describe how the lab went for you, including any problems you may have experienced. 
6. Paragraph 4: Describe what you learned from the lab.

You should be working towards defending your dissertation. You will need to get your thoughts organized for the defense. Although you may not be required to use a PowerPoint presentation, it helps to organize the areas that you will discuss to provide an overview of your dissertation and findings. The presentation should include a description of the study’s purpose of the study, methodology, participants, research questions, and findings.

In creating the presentation, use an estimated 5 – 10 minute oral presentation as a guide to determine length. ( 5 content slides -one for each chapter).

Assignment Specification

Assume that you are a software development architect of a global
company that has over 50,000 employees working in 15 countries and 50
offices. You have accepted a task that requires you to design a new
cloud-based, unified, business contract management software system to
replace the company’s old business contract management system, which was
built based on the data management systems from three different
software vendors: Oracle DB, Microsoft SQL Server, and SAS Business
Intelligence. The main goals for this project are the following:

• To remove the difference between the user interfaces of all three
  data management systems and to provide unified access to all of the
  required business functionality
• To enhance the security and reliability of the business data
• To improve the system availability and performance

You are required to conduct the following tasks in this particular order:

1. Based on the specification of the Individual Project above, identify
   at least 5 specific functional requirements and at least 3
   nonfunctional requirements of the software. Then, distribute all of the
   requirements into at least 3 use cases, and use Unified Modeling
   Language (UML) use case diagrams to present all of your use cases.
2. Through the library and the Internet, research for information
   about the software design paradigm. Select 2 different software design
   paradigms that can be used for this project, and discuss the pros and
   cons of each software design paradigm. Then, identify which one you will
   use, and present the reasons for your decision.
3. Conduct detailed, high-level architecture design for the
   software. Specify user interfaces and associated use cases, specify
   software components and the interactions or communications between the
   components, and specify which component will support which use case or
   user interface.
4. Document all of the results and details produced in the first
   three steps in a document titled “Software Architecture Overview” by
   following the template given below.

Template for Software Architecture Overview Document

• Cover page
  • Title
  • Course number
  • Student name
  • Date of completion
• Content pages (4 pages)
  • Background information
    • Functional requirements
    • Nonfunctional requirements
  • User interfaces specification
    • Associations between requirements and use cases (including UML use case diagrams)
    • Associations between use cases and user interface
  • Components overview
    • Components specifications
    • Interaction or communication between components
    • Supporting relationship between components and use cases
  • Design rationale
    • Pros and cons of software design paradigm 1
    • Pros and cons of software design paradigm 2
    • Your choice and rationale
• References page in APA format
  • Please list at least 4 references (textbooks and the 2 references used in this assignment description can be used as well).

For this assignment, you must write a paper that explains business contingency, continuity, disaster, and crisis foundations for an organization of your choice. The organization should be a medium to a large organization that is dependent on information systems and significantly exposed should they fail. You may use an actual organization you are familiar with that needs improvements in information systems contingency planning or you can conduct an online search for an organization using several of the following keywords: sample, example, case study, business continuity, disaster recovery, information systems.

Begin by selecting an organization and then writing a short paper about the organization. Your paper should include the following:

• Description of the organization
• Description of the industry, location, and processes the organization requires to operate
• Rationale about the relevance of the organization as a suitable target for the course
• The meaning and the role of information technology for each of the following terms:

• Business contingency
• Business continuity
• Disaster recovery
• Crisis management
• Business impact analysis

• Data protection and data backup requirements
• Ideas and concerns for the broader business continuity arena of the organization
• Potential challenges that might make business continuity planning difficult

Length: 7-10 page academic paper, not including title and references.

References: Cite at least 6 recent scholarly resources.

The completed assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

You will perform the following tasks from Week 1 to Week 6:

Week 1: Analyze the role that naming conventions play and identify the features and benefits of FTP servers, one of the many technologies for which naming conventions are so important.

Week 2: Select a theme for your website. Create a static website consisting of two or more pages using HTML tags and graphics. Publish the website.

Week 3: Add CSS to your website.

Weeks 4, 5, and 6: Add dynamic content to your website. Learn how to program in JavaScript and use it to make your website interactive, dynamic, and more exciting. Bring together everything you have learned into a cohesive website and submit it as your final project.

Section 2

This Assignment will help you analyze file-naming conventions and file structures for personal computers (PCs) and web server technology. Specifically, you will focus on the following points:

Case sensitivity

Paths

Important: Before you begin this assignment (as stated in the syllabus and in the Web Hosting section above), you will need a web hosting service in order to publish your content to a live website. You will submit the URL to this website in your Week 1 homework deliverable. We recommend you use AWS Educate S3 web hosting service, but you are free to select another web hosting service (e.g., 000webhost.com). Be sure to select one that allows you to create and edit your own HTML code and supports HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. Also ensure that it does not insert advertisements into your code. Your selection of a web hosting service, if other than AWS Educate S3 web hosting service, must be approved by your Instructor.

Please note that web hosting services such as Google Sites and WordPress are not acceptable for this course, as they do not support CSS or JavaScript.

In order to start using AWS S3 web hosting for publishing your webpages you need to open your AWS Educate account. You will receive the invitation to do that via your university email. Follow the instructions in Uploading websites to AWS S3 service.pdf file below:

Uploading Websites to AWS S3 Service (PDF)

Another option for web hosting and easy website publishing could be the Surge package, available at

www.surge.sh

This tool allows you to upload the local web site from your computer to the Surge web hosting server in an easy and efficient way. but requires additional installation of Node.js and Surge packages. See the installation instructions in the document below

Installation and Use of Surge Web Hosting and Publishing (PDF)

Create project planning and scheduling documentation based on the assignment instructions.

Assignment 1 Instructions: IT Project Planning and Scheduling (attached PDF)

A template for the project schedule is provided for you. However, you are not required to use it. The Excel template for a project schedule is attached here.

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Summary:

In this final case analysis, devise a scenario in which Tableau can be used to create a visual representation of the information. The Final Case Study will include, but is not limited to, the following components:

• General description of the scenario
• The analytics tool used to produce the data
• Provide a minimum of 3 graphs or charts to support the visual representation
• General expected outcomes
• Minimum of 3 scholarly articles to support the FInal Case Analysis scenario

Your paper should be a minimum of four pages. The font is Times New Roman, font size should be 12, and the paragraphs are single-spaced. Citations and references are to follow APA 7.0.