UU-COM-1010 Introduction to Information Technology

UU-COM-1010 Introduction to Information Technology

Final Assignment

Instructions:
 WEEK 7 – 40% of the Total Course Grade
 You have to answer all the following questions. Please give clear answers.
 Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and the APA Referencing standard. Be sure to adhere
to Academic Integrity Policy by avoiding plagiarism through text-citing and acknowledging other
author's work.
 Upload your assignment using the submission link by Sunday 11:59 pm (23:59 hours) VLE (UTC)
time on the due date at the latest.

Marking Criteria:
Element Weight %
Presentation (General Presentation and APA referencing) 10
Essay content 60
Essay structure and organization 20
Language clarity and accuracy 10

Questions:
1. Modern life has been impacted immensely by computers. Computers have penetrated every aspect of
our society, either for better or for worse. From supermarket scanners calculating our
shopping transactions while keeping store inventory; robots that handle highly
specialized tasks or even simple human tasks, computers do much more than just
computing. But where did all this technology come from and where is it heading? Does
the future look promising or should we worry about computers taking over the world? Or are
they just a necessary evil? (Words 1500 Minimum/40 marks)

2. What are the major threads of using the internet? How do you use it? How do children
use it? How can we secure it? (Words 500 Minimum/15 marks )

3. You are called by your supervisor to go and check a potential data bridge problem.
What are the steps you will follow in order to check the database ? and fix any problems
with it. Have in mind you SHOULD normalize it as well. (Words 1500 Minimum/45
marks)
UU-COM-1010 Introduction to Information Technology

Describe in full. Consider the following:

 Take the database offline is not allowed since people are connected on it.
 Personal data might be bridged and not secured.

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