COIT 20246 ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION

Due date: Thursday Week 11 (2PM AEST)

Part: Written Assessment
Weighting: 30% of total assessment.
Submission: Electronic (see course website for details)

Instructions
It will be necessary to use literature/online resources to complete this
assignment, please ensure you cite and reference any such materials using
the Harvard format.
DO NOT copy content directly from either the text or Internet resources: this
assignment is to be in your own words. You will lose marks if you do not
use your own words!
Please complete your assignment using this submission template file,
inserting your responses where indicated.
DO NOT delete the marking criteria page – changes are permitted to the
formatting of other pages including the headers and footers.

Please fill in the following details:

Student Name

Student Number

Tutor’s Name
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.

Week 1
The text discusses how Central Processing Units (CPUs) function but is silent
on another processing component of modern computers, the Graphics
Processing Unit (GPU). Find and summarise ONE resource that describes
what a GPU is and how it differs from a CPU. The resource (and your
summary) should discuss at least one non-graphics related use for GPUs.
Title and Reference:

<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should
include the URL of the resource>
Summary:

<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about
and why it is relevant to the task here>

Week 2
One of the potential next advances in Operating Systems (OSes) will be
Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities. Find and summarise ONE resource that
discusses how AI could change the way OSes function and/or interact with
users.
Title and Reference:

<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should
include the URL of the resource>
Summary:

<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about
and why it is relevant to the task here>
 Week 3
The text discusses how Netflix uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Cloud
Service Provider (CSP) for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Find and
summarise ONE resource that describes ONEother commercial IaaS provider
that is NOT Google. The resource and your summary should describe how
the IaaS differs from AWS.
Title and Reference:

<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should
include the URL of the resource>
Summary:

<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about
and why it is relevant to the task here>

Week 4
IPv4 is discussed in the text, yet the emerging IPv6 protocol is only mentioned
briefly. Find and summarise ONE resource that describes the IPv6 protocol.
The resource and your summary should describe how IPv6 differs from IPv4.
Title and Reference:

<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should
include the URL of the resource>
Summary:

<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about
and why it is relevant to the task here>

Week 5
WannaCry and NotPetya were two of the most significant malware attacks of
2017. Find and summarise ONE resource that describes how ONE of these
pieces of malware work. Note that the resource should focus on ONE of
these, NOT both.
Title and Reference:

<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should
include the URL of the resource>
Summary:

<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about
and why it is relevant to the task here>
 Week 6
OpenFlow is a protocol that enables Software-Defined Networking (SDN).
Find and summarise ONE resource that describes how OpenFlow works
and/or how it enables SDN.
Title and Reference:

<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should
include the URL of the resource>
Summary:

<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about
and why it is relevant to the task here>

Week 7
Historically, organisations have been able to improve business processes by
implementing Information Systems. However, as these systems age they can
negatively impact on organisational agility and can ultimately prove
problematic. Such systems are broadly referred to as Legacy Systems. Find
and summarise ONE resource that discusses the impacts of legacy systems
on organisations. The resource and your summary should clearly identify
problems with maintaining legacy systems.
Title and Reference:

<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should
include the URL of the resource>
Summary:

<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about
and why it is relevant to the task here>

Week 8
With the advent of mass data collection and storage has come the use of
these datasets for data mining and analysis. Recently, Cambridge Analytica
and Facebook have come under intense scrutiny for their use of user data,
allegedly in order to influence the US 2016 election. Find and summarise
ONE resource that describes what Cambridge Analytica did and why their
services were so controversial.
Title and Reference:

<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should
include the URL of the resource>
Summary:

<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about
and why it is relevant to the task here>
 Week 9
Load (or performance) testing is a critical step in the information systems
development process. The purpose of this testing is to simulate the peak
expected load on a system to ensure both hardware and software can operate
effectively and meet key metrics. To do this, specialised performance testing
tools are used. Find and summarise ONE resource that describes ONEsuch
tool. The resource (and your summary) should include information on the
principle uses and features of the tool.
Title and Reference:

<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should
include the URL of the resource>
Summary:

<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about
and why it is relevant to the task here>

Week 10
While information systems and technology deliver many benefits to society,
there is a high incidence of failure in attempting to implement them. These
IS/IT implementation project failures frequently result in substantial financial
losses. Find and summarise ONE resource that describesONE example of an
Australian IT/IS project that has failed. Note that the resource should focus
on ONE single example and it and your summary should clearly explain the
cause(s) of the failure.
Title and Reference:

<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should
include the URL of the resource>
Summary:

<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about
and why it is relevant to the task here>
 MARKING SHEET - DO NOT DELETE

0 No Response

<=1 Poor resource selection; resource is too broad or lacks relevance to the
task; summary fails to explain what the resource was about; the relevance
and/or usefulness of the resource has not been explained.

<=2 Good resource selection; resource is relevant to the task; summary is

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adequate but may require either more detail or is too long; the relevance
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and/or usefulness of the resource has been explained to some extent, but
needs additional information.

<=3 Excellent resource selection; resource is highly relevant to the task (the
resource is probably highly specialised); summary is detailed yet concise;
the relevance and usefulness of the resource selection has been clearly
explained.
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-3 Link URL to resource not provided / does not work OR

Reference/URL provided does not link to resource (and resource cannot
be located or determined from details provided) OR
Reference/URL provided does not relate to the summary (i.e. summary is
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not of resource content / contains content not contained in the resource)

Week Marks Awarded

10

TOTAL

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