Technology

The internet of things (IOT) has seen an increase in convenience and risk. Critically analyse and interpret the threats and risks associated with new IOT technologies.

For your course project, assume you are working in a consulting firm operating in an industry related to your field of study. You have been assigned to research an issue or opportunity where an emerging technology can solve an organizational or industry problem and/or lead to improvements. To get started, you will identify a problem or issue in an organization or industry of your choice where a technology solution can lead to improvements.   Your Task- Please follow the instructions. Provide a one-page written summary to address the following questions: What is the issue or opportunity where a technology solution can lead to improvements? Why is this issue or opportunity important to the organization and industry in which it operates? What types of research will you do to better understand the issue or opportunity in order to recommend a technology solution?

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Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) pages in length; refer to the “Assignment Format” page for specific format requirements. In your course, turn to Lesson 8. Skim through it to refresh your memory. Next, carefully study and review the section titled “Approaches to Measuring Technological Progress.” Use your own words to write a short compare-and-contrast essay that defines and explains three distinct perspectives on the evolution of technology. As you write, imagine you are talking to a friend who has no knowledge of this topic. In short, write the way you speak, using a conversational tone. Also, try to alternate short sentences and longer sentences to make your writing more readable. Be sure to create a title and cite yourself as the author. For example: A Comparison of Three Perspectives on the Evolution of Technology Mei Quoran Your essay should include five paragraphs, as follows: Paragraph 1 is your lead paragraph. It will contain an overview of what you have to say in comparing and contrasting the perspectives of Gerhard Lenski, Leslie White, and Alvin Toffler with respect to the evolution of technology. Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4, are your body paragraphs. In your essay, use paragraph 2 to describe the perspective of Gerhard Lenski. In paragraph 3, you’ll write about the perspective of Leslie White. In paragraph 4, you’ll describe and discuss the perspective of Alvin Toffler. Paragraph 5 is your summary and conclusion. Here, you’ll compare the three perspectives to show how they are, or may be, similar. You’ll contrast the three perspectives to describe how they’re different. You’ll end this process–and your essay–by expressing your view as to which of these theorists (one or more) offer the most useful insights into the evolution of technology, in your opinion. It’s permissible to use direct quotes from your reading, but don’t use too many. One to three such quotes should be your limit. Be sure to put a direct quote in quotation marks. For example: According to Smith, “Carbon dioxide is both our friend and our enemy.” Begin by writing a first draft. Then, edit and rework your material to make it clear and concise. After you have reached a final draft, proofread the essay one last time to locate and correct grammar and spelling errors.

Course Project – Design the NetworkThis week’s project activity will consist of one overall site diagram that shows the network with internet connection distributed to the individual offices for each accountant. This should be a logical map that only contains the devices listed below. (No need to include physical walls or desks.) This drawing must include:• A single connection from the Internet to a supplied DSL/Cable Modem from the ISP. Modem specs:o Up to 100 Mbps Internet Serviceo Four (4) open, switchable ports for connectivityo Ports are 1 Gbps Ethernet connectionso (It is not important for the scenario whether this is a DSL or Cable Modem.)• A Cisco switch to distribute the Internet connection to the offices. Switch specs:o 24 port switcho 1 Gbps Ethernet connectivityo Non-managed• Three (3) SOHO wireless routers, one in each office. Router specs:o Each wireless router will have four (4) open switchable portso Multi-band wireless options• All wired connections will be made using Cat 6 Ethernet cablesFinally, in the Executive Summary, discuss how your design decisions for this module met the goals of the accountants.For this project, you will use Visio to diagram your network and then you will include your diagram as part of the Module 01 Project Template that you will complete for your project submission.If you need help using Microsoft Visio please review the appropriate resource below:For information about accessing this video tutorial content, please visit LinkedIn.com Access for Rasmussen Students and review the LinkedIn Registration GuideWhen you have access to the video tutorials, use the essential training tutorial that corresponds to your version of the Visio:• Visio 2010 Essential Training on LinkedIn.com• Visio 2013 Essential Training on LinkedIn.com• Visio 2016 Essential Training on LinkedIn.comSubmit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504Need Help? Click here for complete drop box instructions.Template to be usedModule 01 Project TemplateStudent Name:Project overview for Introduction to NetworkingFor this Project you will be designing a wireless network for three accountants sharing an office. Each accountant will have a wireless router for their office space which will be connected through a switch to a single, shared DSL/Cable modem. The accountants want to minimize their network costs, have the same level of connectivity in the three office areas, and want to insure a high level of security for their client’s information in each individual office. Module 01 OverviewDevelop one overall site diagram that shows the network with internet connection distributed to the individual offices for each accountant. This should be a logical map that only contains the devices listed in the objectives below. (No need to include physical walls or desks.)ObjectivesThis drawing must include the following: ? A single connection from the Internet to a supplied DSL/Cable Modem from the ISP. Modem specs:o Up to 100 Mbps Internet Serviceo Four (4) open, switchable ports for connectivityo Ports are 1 Gbps Ethernet connectionso (It is not important for the scenario whether this is a DSL or Cable Modem.)? A Cisco switch to distribute the Internet connection to the offices. Switch specs:o 24 port switcho 1 Gbps Ethernet connectivityo Non-managed? Three (3) SOHO wireless routers, one in each office. Router specs:o Each wireless router will have four (4) open switchable portso Multi-band wireless options? All wired connections will be made using Cat 6 Ethernet cablesBody? Insert drawing screenshots hereExecutive SummaryIn this conclusion, discuss how your design decisions for this module met the goals of the accountants for minimizing costs, sharing the internet bandwidth, and securing customer data.1. Minimizing Costs2. Sharing Bandwidth3. Security Concerns

In a survey, 24 IT professionals in Chicago were asked how much their annual salary was for the year 2012. The results are shown below: $109,000 $ 65,000 $ 65,000 $ 59,000 $ 180,000 $ 101,325 $ 130,000 $95,000 $ 81,500 $69,000 $71,500 $ 74,880 $64,000 $72,000 $ 71,000 $ 82,300 $49,000 $51,200 $ 39,000 $48,500 $64,330 $ 41,100 $52,330 $82,000 Construct a frequency distribution with 5 classes. Create a histogram of the data using the frequency table from question 1-a. A software company asked 100 of its programmers to develop a certain program individually. The following histogram shows the time it takes a programmer to finish the task: How many classes are there for the given histogram? What is the class width of the histogram? What percentage of programmers can complete the task in 30 hours? How many hours does it take the majority of the programmers to complete the task? Search the Internet for prices of 11 different laptops. Compute the mean, median, and mode of these prices. Find the first and third quartiles of the prices. In the following image, the memory usage of various processes of a computer running a Windows Operating System is shown: Create a scatter plot of the memory usage of the processes. Find the following measures of central tendency of the memory usage in kilobytes (Kb): Mean Mode Median Find the following measures of dispersion of the memory usage in Kb: Range Variance Standard Deviation  Identify the values that are responsible for the variance of the dataset. Provide a possible solution on how the computer user could decrease the variance of his or her memory usage. Answer the following questions completely, using proper grammar, complete sentences, and correct terminology: Explain what it means to have a standard deviation of 0. Without doing any calculations, is it possible to tell which of the following 2 sets has a higher standard deviation? Explain your answer. Set 1 = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} Set 2 = {2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16}

Enterprise Firewalls – Configuring a pfSense Firewall on the Client Information security personnel need to have an in-depth understanding of network defense concepts and techniques, including firewalls. In this assignment you apply your knowledge of how firewalls protect information assets against attacks traversing internal and external enterprise networks. 1. Describe briefly what you have learned about configuring a pfSence firewall on the client. 2. Create a diagram depicting how a firewall system can be effectively integrated into a typical enterprise network. Note: There can be multiple devices in a well-protected network.  Explain the rationale for device placement(s). The network should include: Switches. Router(s). Server(s). Firewall(s). DMZ. Compare and contrast the primary features of pfSense and Windows Defender firewalls. Explain why one firewall may be more appropriate than the other for a large enterprise network.

In this assignment, you will continue to build on the skills of providing Web page content and structure with HTML and Web page style and layout using CSS. Design and develop an intermediate-level Web page consisting of valid HTML content that includes semantic elements, images, and tables. Follow these steps: Create a folder called Unit3IP.  Then create a static Web page that includes the basic structure of a valid HTML (not XHTML) document and a CSS file. Make sure to include the language attribute of the html element and the character set attribute of the metadata element. Name the Web page Unit3.html Link to the Unit3.css file used to style and layout the Web page. Assign “Unit 3 IP” to the title. Structure the Web page using the HTML semantic elements  header section footer Within the structure of the Web page add other HTML elements including at least: one level-one heading for the page in the header navigation in the header that includes a  one level-two heading for a table of contents in the header list of at least three placeholders that navigate to the paragraphs in the section implement accessibility guidelines one level-three heading for the section three paragraphs in the section beginning of each paragraph is an anchor or ID additional text to lengthen the document three paragraphs in the section, one after each content paragraph, these will contain a link that navigates back to the table of contents one figure element in the section to display  Image that implements accessibility guidelines Copy the image file to the Web site folder. Submit the image file along with the document. figure caption figure element in the section to display  figure caption table with table header table body at least three table rows at least three table data table footer that spans three columns Use of any inline elements should follow current standards No style should be applied Validate the HTML in the Web page. Develop an external CSS to provide style, presentation, and layout to the HTML document. Select Website > Add New Item from the menu and select Style Sheet from Add New Item dialog box. Name the style sheet Unit3.css. Link the CSS file to the HTML document. Add style rules to Unit3.css to accomplish the following: In the following order, use the Calibri font, Arial font, or any available sans-serif font for the text. Set the font size for the body to 85% of the browser’s default font size. Set the width of the window to display the document to 950. Center the text in the header. Set the font size for the level-one heading in the header to two and one-half times the browser’s default font size. Set the font size for the level-two heading in the header and the level-one heading in the section to one and three-quarter times the browser’s default font size. Set the text to undecorated and one and one-quarter times the browser’s default font size when the user hovers over or focuses on the links in the table of contents. Set the width of figures to 300. Display figures on the right with the paragraph text flowing to the left of the figures. Set the margin for figures to the equivalent of one capital M on all sides. Set the padding for figures to the equivalent of one capital M on all sides. Display a one pixel black border to the left of figures. Bold the text of figure captions. Set the size of the font of figure captions to one and one-quarter times the browser’s default font size. Center the text of figure captions. Clear the float of the figures in the paragraphs that return the user to the table of contents. Center the text of the paragraphs that return the user to the table of contents. Display the footer in the center of the page. Display a one pixel black border around the table, all table data and table headers. Center the text in the table footer. Bold the text in the table footer. Validate the CSS style rules. Zip (compress) the site folder into a .zip file to submit.

Topic: “The introduction of Bitcoin in January 2009 was the single most important FinTech development in history.”Discuss this statement by comparing Bitcoin to previous advances in financial technology, and examples of current trends in FinTech.Notice that there are two equally important issues to address in this essay. The first is placing bitcoin in the context of the broader previous history of financial technology, and the second is inclusion of examples of current trends in FinTech. Some of these current trends will be Bitcoin/blockchain related, while others not. Here you should draw on the activities of current FinTech firms.

For your course project, assume you are working in a consulting firm operating in an industry related to your field of study. You have been assigned to research an issue or opportunity where an emerging technology can solve an organizational or industry problem and/or lead to improvements. To get started, you will identify a problem or issue in an organization or industry of your choice where a technology solution can lead to improvements.   Your Task- Please follow the instructions. Provide a one-page written summary to address the following questions: What is the issue or opportunity where a technology solution can lead to improvements? Why is this issue or opportunity important to the organization and industry in which it operates? What types of research will you do to better understand the issue or opportunity in order to recommend a technology solution?