ITM Assignment

ITM Assignment

ITM 315 Individual Assignment 1 20.5 points possible
Due Friday, February 2 at 1pm
Deliverables: 1. Word document with grade sheet (see p 2)and data model (part 1a).
2. Access database with PARK table.
3. hotel spring 18 database modified to include queries 1-7.
1. A small city government would like your help developing a data model and database for local parks.
a. Draw a data model (ERD) for a PARK entity with the attributes: ParkID, ParkName, Park Address, and ParkEstablishDate. Add 2 more attributes that you think the city practice might like to record for each park. Copy this entity into the grade sheet on page 2 BELOW the grading sheet and Submit this as a Word document named using the following convention LastNameHMWK1Model (fullerHMWK1Model).
b. Create a table (in a new database) in MS ACCESS for the PARK entity and attributes described above. Make sure to choose an appropriate data type for each field. Save your database using the convention LastNameHMWK1DB (e.g., FullerHMWK1DB). Make sure to designate the primary key.
c. Add data to your table. Add 3 records (rows) to your database. You should incorporate your last name in the name of one of the parks . Aside from your name, the rest of the data should be fictitious.
2. Using Access and the hotelSpring18 database, code the SQL for the following queries. You will create and save each query separately and name the queries query 1 through query 7. Please be sure to save each query under the appropriate name. The query you save under query 1 will be graded as query 1, etc. Each problem must be answered with a single query om a single table as demonstrated in Chapter 3. Do not change any of the data in the hotel spring 18 database. Rename this database to include your last name (e.g., hotel spring 18 Fuller) and submit.
Query1: List the first name, last name and street addresses of any guests that have a street name that includes “Main”
Query 2: Which guests (by number-do not add additional columns to your answer), booked rooms for less than $100. Order the result in ascending order by guest number. If any guest has booked more than 1 room for less than $100, only list that guest one time.
Query 3:
List all of the information for rooms in hotel 4.
Query 4: List the bookings (by hotelNo and roomNo) in hotel 5 that began during may 2014
Query 5: How many times has guest 8 booked rooms in hotel 2?
Query 6: What is the average standard price of rooms in hotel 2? Label the resulting column as “Hotel2Average”
Query 7:List the hotels (by name and location) that are not located in Stillwater or tulsa.
Grade sheet: Points: Incorrect Correct
Part 1 7 pts
Grade sheet included and above model ____ _____
Data model ____ ____
Appropriately named files ____ ____
Data in table/appropriate data types ____ ____
Primary key in table ____ ____
Part 2 13.5 points
Query 1 ____ ____
Query 2 ____ ____
Query 3 ____ ____
Query 4 ____ ____
Query 5 ____ ____
Query 6 ____ ____
Query 7 ____ ____

Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs)

Assignment 2: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs)

Assignment 2: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs)
Due Week 5 and worth 180 points
In a virtual world (VW) of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), collaboration and communication are provided through the Internet between MMORPG-ready devices such as the Microsoft Xbox, and Sony PlayStation, and by using the Web browser. Gamers around the world can play against other gamers without seeing their opponent face-to-face. The Internet and MMORPG devices have become a social phenomenon. For example, a mobile game, called “Game of War” enables players to play against each other anywhere around the world.
The following Website might be helpful when writing this assignment:

  • Spades card game

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe cognitive social phenomena that occur specifically to the context of the MMORPG that wouldn’t happen in a face-to-face checkers game. 
  2. Compare and contrast the MMORPG user interaction environment and a face-to-face environment where Spades is being played. Next, identify whether or not the environment has an impact on the player’s ability to play Spades in this environment.
  3. Outline and describe the user interface requirements that a game designer needs to include in order to engage players in a MMORPG environment.
  4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
  5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
    3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Compare and contrast the various cognitive models.
  • Construct evaluation techniques to the user experience and system usability in the design process.
  • Describe the differences in developing user interfaces for different application environments.
  • List the general principles used in the heuristic evaluation of a user interface design.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in human-computer interaction.
  • Write clearly and concisely about human-computer interaction topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using this rubric.

Risk Assessment Challenges

Considering all you have learned, what do you see as the cultural, communication, and global challenges facing risk management and risk assessment? As an IT security manager, which of the risks that you identified concern you the most, and why? 
In response to your peers, present and discuss each challenge they identified and provide references. In addition, provide mitigating solutions to the challenges you discussed.  (1 page at least)
NOTE
APA reminders – In your Discussions and Assignments – 
* Use less than 10% direct quotes
* Quotes over 40 words not allowed in this classes (by exception only ahead of time)
* Every quote needs a specific page or paragraph number
* Ideas and concepts from articles on websites need to be re-written in your own thoughts, vocabulary, and ideas and not simply paraphrased.
PLEASE READ THIS.IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
Allow your discussion posts to be detailed and capable of sharing knowledge, ideas and points.  You must discuss the topic using your own words first.  Using your own words indicate you understand the topic of discussions.  Secondly, you must cite your sources in-text.  This is necessary to justify your points. Sources from several sources showed good research abilities.  Lastly, you must provide references at the bottom of your post.  A discussion post without justification with sources does not show proper research abilities. A terse and not detailed discussions represent post that would not provide enough sharing of knowledge or proper understanding of the topic. DO NOT just copy and paste a sentence from online with citation at the end as your own discussion. I have not asked for definitions, I asked for discussions and will not buy this.  You must show understanding of the discussion topic by using your own words to describe the topic and then justify that with sources.
www.citationmachine.net to format references into the APA style if necessary. Extremely important. Intext citations is very essential and highly needed as well.
12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA citation method (citation should be relevant and current). Page-length requirements:1 page at least. Make sure you cite if you take a piece of someone’s work, very important and your reference should relate to your writing (don’t cite a reference because it relates to the course and not this very paper) at least 4 current and relevant academic references. No heavy paraphrasing of others work.

Compliance audits

Compliance audits take place in corporations on a regular basis. In many instances, an organization’s security posture is driven by such compliance mandates, whether they are administered by the government, a third party, or prompted by internal measures. In addition, the security of network storage and cloud storage are also frequently discussed among industry professionals.
Write a 2-page paper
Examining the prevalence of honeypots and honeynets. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using each. Explain which one of the two you would recommend your organization use and why. Cloud backup storage is growing in popularity. Examine the advantages and disadvantages of an organization using cloud backup storage. Explain whether you would recommend using cloud backup storage

cybersecurity

1000 words APA 5 sources
Your manager says to you: “I want to learn about cybersecurity, I just don’t know anything about it, can you do some research on this for me?” You need to find out the following items and put it in a 1000 – 1500 word briefing document for your manager. 1. Find five different sources that will help you identify the 3 top threats facing companies. 2. Find three different commercial tools or services that offer cyber security solutions: a. What do they offer? b. How do they work? c. What do they target? d. Does one of them stand out as best? 3. Make a recommendation to your manager about “what are the first few steps she should take in the area of cyber security for the company?” 

Information Systems Infrastructure-Do some research related to identify the countries that have the lowest broadband and Internet access rates. What patterns can be observed across these countries? How can these low rates be explained?

Information Systems Infrastructure-Do some research related to identify the countries that have the lowest broadband and Internet access rates. What patterns can be observed across these countries? How can these low rates be explained?
1. Do some Internet research on national infrastructure initiatives that have contributed to expanded broadband infrastructure and access in countries around the world. Identify several countries that have benefitted from national broadband infrastructure initiatives and briefly summarize the programs that they implemented.
2. Do some Internet research to on the current status of the National Broadband Plan and other government-backed broadband access expansion programs in the U.S. Briefly summarize the content of pending or recently passed legislation or executive initiatives to bring broadband Internet access to more U.S. citizens.
3. Do some Internet research on the “digital divide” within the U.S. Summarize which segments of the population are most at risk for being digital “have nots”. Identify efforts being made to address the digital divide within the U.S.
4. Do some research related to identify the countries that have the lowest broadband and Internet access rates. What patterns can be observed across these countries? How can these low rates be explained?
5. Do some Internet research on the benefits associated with high broadband access connections? What do users like most about higher connection speeds and how does it improve their lives?

Data communications systems

Research
Data communications systems that can be use in airports, such as Cisco’s IP Communication.
Assignment
Prepare a 1 to 2-page paper that discusses how this type of system can be used to and the benefits to the entity that has the system installed.
• 500-word minimum, not including Reference or Cover Page
• Current APA format
• Double Spaced
• Minimum of 2 references (e.g., scholarly, peer-reviewed, from reputable sources), in the Reference section at the end of the paper.