Assignment Task:
There are 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:
- What the resource is about.
- Why you selected it.
- What are the main points or key information covered in the resource?
- Why the resource was useful.
For more advice about how to complete the assignment, as well as examples and information about selecting good resources.
1 - The text discusses examples of traditional mass storage such as magnetic disk and solid-state drives. While these still underpin most mass storage, an emerging next-generation storage solution is Persistent Memory (PMEM). Find and summarize ONE resource that describes Persistent Memory. The resource, and your summary, must focus solely on Persistent Memory.
2 - Computer BIOS (Basic Input Output System) has been traditionally responsible for the booting process. However, it has largely been replaced by the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).
Find and summarize ONE resource that describes UEFI. The resource, and your summary, must focus on UEFI; however, you may mention how it differs from BIOS.
3 - 5G is an emerging Internet delivery technology. Find and summarize ONE resource that describes 5G. The resource, and your summary, must focus on 5G and the improvements it brings compared to other wired and wireless technologies.
4 - The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to change the way in which the Internet is used. There are numerous protocols and standards that underpin IoT. Find and summarize ONE resource that describes specific network-related protocols/standards that IoT relies on. The resource, and your summary, must focus purely on IoT protocols.
5 - Universities are increasingly the subject of cyber attacks. The Australian National University (ANU) was subject to a serious hack in 2018. Find and summarize ONE resource that describes this attack and how it occurred. The resource, and your summary, should focus purely on the 2018 ANU incident.
6 - On June 24, 2019, an Internet routing issue affected Verizon and subsequently numerous cloud-based websites. Find and summarize ONE resource that describes what happened and how it occurred. The resource, and your summary, should describe the cause and impacts the June 24 incident ONLY. Note that you need to clearly explain, in simple terms, what happened and why.
7 - The last 20 years has seen the emergence of a specialised ICT role in the form of Business Analysts. Find and summarize ONE resource that describe the role Business Analysts perform in organisations. The resource, and your summary, should focus solely on Business Analysts ONLY.
8 - The Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme came into effect in Australia from 22 February 2018. It applies to all organisations under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and outlines an obligation to notify individuals affected by a data breach. In simple terms, a data breach is where private information is illegally obtained or disclosed. Find and summarize ONE resource that describes how the NDB works. The resource, and your summary, should focus purely on the NDB.
9 - The Healthcare.gov website implementation is frequently cited as an example of a very expensive IT project failure. Find and summarize ONE resource that describes what happened in this project. The resource, and your summary, should focus purely on the Healthcare.gov project and discuss the main causes of the failure.
10 - ICT is generally seen as delivering benefits to society. However, many argue that it has eroded our privacy, especially since the advent of the Internet. Find and summarize ONE resource that discusses the impacts of ICT on individual privacy (positive or negative). You can choose to specifically focus on the impacts of the Internet on privacy, or you may wish to find a resource that discusses the broader implications of ICT on privacy. In either case, resource, and your summary, must link ICT/Internet and privacy.
Attachment:- Resource Summary.rar