Computer Science

 Requirements of the Assignment: Visit the websites of SAP at http://www.sap.com, and Oracle at http://www.oracle.com, and Microsoft Dynamics at https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/, then, identify the following: 1. The strengths, weaknesses, and tradeoffs tend to neutralize the appeal of each of these leading ERP systems;  2. Three major trends we would expect to see with SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics between now and the near future. Write a short report on the findings of the above items 1 and 2 with appropriate comparison, contrast, analysis, and discussion. The report should be in APA (American Psychology Association) style but without a cover pager.  The report should be word-processed in Times New Roman 12 pt font and double spaced, with no less than FIVE double-spaced and numbered pages (with 1” margins on all sides), excluding figures, tables, illustrations, and references. Fewer or more pages will result in a points deduction. The report should include the following parts (in order to save paper, no cover page! Otherwise, some points will be taken off): ? Your name and course information (in order to save paper, no cover page! Otherwise, some points will be taken off). ? Title of the report ? Abstract of the report (single-spaced and in between the title and the Introduction) ? Introduction ? Main findings and major trends with comparison, contrast, analysis, and discussion ? Conclusion ? References (correct citations in APA format and not counted for the length requirement).  For more information on SAP Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_relationship_management 

5.33 Suppose a denial-of-service attack shuts down two dozen major websites, including retailers, stock brokerages, and large corporate entertainment and information sites, for several hours. The attack is traced to one of the following perpetrators. Do you think different penalties are appropriate, depending on which it is? Explain why. If you would impose different penalties, how would they differ? (a) A foreign terrorist who launched the attack to cause billions of dollars in damage to the U.S. economy. (b) An organization publicizing its opposition to the commercialization of the Web and corporate manipulation of consumers. (c) A teenager using hacking tools he found on a website. (d) A hacker group showing off to another hacker group about how many sites it could shut down in one day. 6.27 The ECPA does not prohibit universities from reading student email on its computers, just as it does not prohibit businesses from reading employee email on company computers. Find your university’s policy about access to student computer accounts and email (on university computers) by professors and university administrators. Describe the policy. Tell me what parts you think are good and what should change. 6.28 Find a decision made in a lawsuit by an employee who was fired because of photos or other material the employer found on the employee’s social network pages. Summarize the case and the result. Do you think the result was reasonable? Why? For more information on Denial-of-Service read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack

Paper Section 1: Reflection and Literature Review Using Microsoft Word and Professional APA format, prepare a professionally written paper supported with three sources of research that details what you have learned from chapters 13 and 14.  This section of the paper should be a minimum of two pages.  Paper Section 2:  Applied Learning Exercises In this section of the professional paper, apply what you have learned from chapters 13 and 14 to descriptively address, and answer the problems below.  Important Note:  Dot does not type the actual written problems within the paper itself. Go to cloudera.com, MapR.com, hortonworks.com, or marklogic.com or in combination to find at least three customer case studies on Hadoop implementation, and then discuss the commonalities and differences of these cases. Search job search sites like monster.com, careerbuilder.com, and so forth. Find at least five job postings for a data scientists. Identify the key characteristics and skills expected from the applicants and based on what you are learned in this class, how high is your motivation now to seek these types of career choices? Important Note:  With limited time for a college class, perfection is not expected but effort to be exposed to various tools with attempts to learn about them is critical when considering a career in information technology associated disciplines. Important Note:  There is no specific page requirement for this section of the paper but make sure any content provided fully addresses each problem. Paper Section 3:  Conclusions (Part 1) After addressing the problems, conclude your paper with details on how you will use this knowledge and skills to support your professional and or academic goals. This section of the paper should be around one page including a custom and original process flow or flow diagram to visually represent how you will apply this knowledge going forward.  This customized and original flow process flow or flow diagram can be created using the “Smart Art” tools in Microsoft Word. Paper Section 4:  Overall Course Conclusions and Reflection (Part 2) After the primary conclusion of this paper, extend this conclusion into an overall class conclusion and reflection providing at least 500 additional words of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current or future work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study. Paper Section 5:  APA Reference Page The three or more sources of research used to support this overall paper should be included in proper APA format in the final section of the paper. For more information on Smart Art read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Smart+Art&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go&ns0=1

Discussion: This week we focus on some additional terms for IT users.  This week let’s discuss what a community of practice is.   Why are they important and how can they impact the culture within an organization? Exercise: 1. What privacy concerns could be raised by collaborative technologies such as Waze? 2.  Write up an example of how IoT might provide a business with a competitive advantage. Chapter 11: Review the employment challenge in the digital era (as well as the entire chapter).  Reflect on the various challenges that are present in the digital era.  Will things get better or more complicated as time goes on?  Explain.  What are some methods to assimilate new generations into the workforce to think about competitive advantage?  For more information on IT Users read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_(computing)

a) Briefly differentiate between lazy and (immediate) eager update propagation. How can they be compared to delayed-write and write-through policy in implementation? Which situations would they be good in? For more information on Distributed Systems read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_computing

Conduct Internet research and identify an established process improvement strategy. Explain the strategy and describe what you feel are its biggest strengths. (75words)  Describe what you think are the two most important aspects of leading a successful IT project. Provide examples to justify your selections. (75words)  For more information on Internet Research  read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_research

 Kirk (2016) tells us that data adjustments affect what data is displayed and presentation adjustments affects how the data is displayed. Each of the adjustments involves specific features. Data adjustments include Framing, Navigating, Animating, Sequencing, and Contributing. Presentation adjustments include: Focusing, Annotating, and Orientating. Select one feature and expand on it.  For more information on Data Adjustments read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data

Portfolio Assignment: Network Security Plan Submit the required three sections (Network Survey/Network Design/Network Security Plan) in one word doc.  Downloading RSA NetWitness® Investigator Freeware Downloading RSA NetWitness® Investigator Freeware Dear Students, Use this link to download https://www.rsa.com/en-us/contact-us/netwitness-investigator-freeware  For more information on Network Security Plan read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Network+Security+Plan&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go&ns0=1

Identify two GCU Library scholarly databases that will help you find the best research articles to support your capstone project change proposal. Discuss why these two databases are better than Google Scholar or a general Internet search. (Grand Canyon University)( use any scholarly databases) For more information on Databases read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database

50 words in the initial post: INSTRUCTIONS:  Respond to the below topic in a minimum of 50 words.  (5 points) Reply to at least 1 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses. (5 points) Your participation in this online activity will count toward this week’s attendance. How to Manage your Outlook Mailbox Effectively  There are many benefits of using email over paper, phone, and face-to-face communications such as sending messages whenever you wish. You do not have to wait for the people you need to talk with to be in their offices. Other users can send email messages to you, even if you do not have your email program open. Your messages can be as long as you wish, so you are not limited to the short time typically allowed on some voice mail systems. You can also attach a file (such as a spreadsheet or word processing document) to a message. Describe some of the issues that can be caused by not properly managing the size of one’s Outlook® mailbox. What are some ways to organize messages and clean up or reduce the size of one’s Outlook® mailbox?TAYLOR’S POST:  One of the most effective ways to organize your messages would be by creating certain folders for your important mail. Creating folders and using quickstep tools allow us to reduce our mailbox size. Also responding to mail that takes us seconds to reply helps with this as well. If we do not correctly manage our mailbox important mail could be overlooked and ignored.  INSTRUCTIONS:  Respond to the below topic in a minimum of 50 words.  (5 points)Reply to at least 1 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses. (5 points)Your participation in this online activity will count toward this week’s attendance. Digital Literacy It’s hard to imagine a job that doesn’t require a working knowledge of a personal computer. Research the term digital literacy. Use several different websites to get an idea of what this term means.  What does it mean to be digitally literate, especially in a career that you plan to pursue, and why is it important?  SHELBY’S POST:  Digital literacy becomes very important when you are trying to start your career. Digital literacy means having the knowledge to work and learn how to communicate through the internet. In most careers, you use web browsers, email, PowerPoints, and have to create and edit things and that is digital literacy. For more information on Digital Literacy read this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_literacy