COIT 20246 Assignment
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
Part :
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Written Assessment
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Weighting :
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30% of total assessment.
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Submission :
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Electronic (see course website for details)
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Tasks
There are ten
(10) tasks, one for each week: the tasks
are detailed below. There is a table to
complete for each task. Please fill in
the information required.
Note: Each resource summary should be around
200-300 words.
Each summary
should briefly explain:
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What the resource is about
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Why you selected it
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What are the main points or key
information covered in the resource
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Why the resource was useful.
For
more advice about how to complete the assignment, as well as examples and
information about selecting good resources, please see the assessment page on
the Moodle unit web site:
https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/mod/assign/view.php?id=886270
Week 2
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Operating
systems use file managers to interact with mass storage devices. However, the way in which data is stored
and retrieved is dictated by the file system.
There are many types of file systems used by modern operating systems.
Find and summarise ONE resource
that describes ONE such file
system that is NOT FAT, FAT32 or
ExFAT. The resource, and your summary,
must focus on A SINGLE file
system.
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Title
and Reference:
<Provide
the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the
resource>
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Summary:
<Provide a
summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why
it is relevant to the task here>
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Week
3
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The National
Broadband Network (NBN) is currently being rolled-out across Australia and
there is a mix of technologies that are being used to deliver Internet
services (for example, FTTN, FTTC, FTTP, HFC, fixed wireless and satellite).
Find and summarise ONE resource
that describes ONE of these
delivery technologies. The resource,
and your summary, must focus on A
SINGLE technology.
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Title and
Reference:
<Provide
the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the
resource>
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Summary:
<Provide
a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and
why it is relevant to the task here>
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Week 4
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The
Internet is made up of many interconnected servers and networks. Users are increasingly aware and concerned
that their Internet communications can be intercepted and monitored. Tor
is one technology that allows users to obscure or hide online their online
activities. Find and summarise ONE resource that describes what Tor
is and how it works. The resource, and your summary, must focus purely on
Tor.
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Title
and Reference:
<Provide
the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the
resource>
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Summary:
<Provide a
summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why
it is relevant to the task here>
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Week
5
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An emerging
form of malware is cryptojacking (also known as malicious cryptomining). Find and summarise ONE resource that describes what cryptojacking is and how it
works. The resource, and your summary,
should focus purely on cryptojacking and NO
OTHER form(s) of malware.
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Title and
Reference:
<Provide
the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the
resource>
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Summary:
<Provide
a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and
why it is relevant to the task here>
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Week
6
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Redundancy is
a critical aspect of network design, implemented in order to cope link or
equipment failure. One frequent cause
of failure is damage to fibre optic cables that connect countries and/or
continents. Find and summarise ONE
resource that describes ONE example
of such a cable being cut or damaged.
The resource, and your summary, should describe the impacts of A SINGLE EXAMPLE of a link
failure. Note that the failure must
relate to a link that connects countries and/or continents.
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Title and Reference:
<Provide
the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the
resource>
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Summary:
<Provide
a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and
why it is relevant to the task here>
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Week 7
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Since
the 1990s, Enterprise Systems (also known as Enterprise Resource Planning
systems) have become critical to the operation modern organisations. Over this time, ES/ERPs have evolved and
continue to change in response to new demands and emerging technologies. Find
and summarise ONE resource that
discusses emerging or future trends for ES/ERPs. The resource should be recent (published
since the beginning of 2017) and it and your summary should clearly identify
how ES/ERPs are, or are about to, change.
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Title
and Reference:
<Provide
the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the
resource>
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Summary:
<Provide a
summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why
it is relevant to the task here>
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Week 8
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Databases,
mass data storage and interrogation technologies underpin virtually all
Information Systems and applications.
However, the same tools also make it easier for data breaches to occur
in government departments or private companies/organisations. In simple terms, a data breach is where
private information is illegally obtained or disclosed. Find and summarise ONE resource that describes ONE
example of a data breach that has occurred since the beginning of 2017. The resource, and your summary, should
focus purely on A SINGLE EXAMPLE
of a data breach.
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Title and
Reference:
<Provide
the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the
resource>
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Summary:
<Provide
a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and
why it is relevant to the task here>
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Week
9
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Agile
development is an iterative and incremental approach to delivering systems -
it is particularly useful where the requirements are unclear or
evolving. Scrum is a framework for
undertaking agile development. Find and summarise ONE resource that describes Scrum. The resource, and your summary, should
focus purely on Scrum and discuss some of its key features and attributes.
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Title and
Reference:
<Provide
the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the resource>
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Summary:
<Provide
a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and
why it is relevant to the task here>
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Week 10
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The
textbook discusses activities associated with project management. However, it could be argued that project
governance is equally important, especially in very large projects. Find and
summarise ONE resource that
describes what project governance is and what activities it entails. The
resource, and your summary, should focus purely on project governance.
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Title
and Reference:
<Provide
the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the
resource>
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Summary:
<Provide a
summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why
it is relevant to the task here>
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