Network Storage and its Future

This source is about the Network Attached Storage (NAS) and evaluation of the future of this technology with the growing popularity of other storage devices. This article is selected because it is a peer-reviewed article in which details regarding IT storage technology, especially information regarding NAS is given. This article analysed the NAS in basic terms, and it also evaluated the potential future of this technology due to advancement in technology. This article provides that NAS is simply about storing data by parties while using a specific method which allowed the parties to make sure that their data is available to their clients through their network. It is referred to a general term; however, there are various technologies which go within this technology for this article. The article highlighted that the NAS had become advance due to technological development which is not used as a data storage mechanism in order to connect specific devices with one another and directly connecting them to a particular network. As per this technology, these devices are connected through an IP addressed, which allowed them the clients to access the data via the server, which acts as the gateway. There are various benefits of using this technology, including centralised connection, access to data of clients, backup of data and secured connection. This resource is useful since it highlighted the impact of future advancement of technologies on the NAS along with its benefits.

COIT 20246 ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION
Due date: Thursday Week 11 (2PM AEST)
Part: Written Assessment
Weighting: 30% of total assessment.
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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.
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.
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Week 1
The text discusses examples of traditional mass storage such as magnetic disk and
solid-state drives. While these still underpin most mass storage, in corporate
environments they are often accessed via Network Attached Storage (NAS) or
Storage Area Network (SAN) technologies. Find and summarise ONE resource that
describes EITHER NAS or SAN storage technologies. The resource, and your
summary, must focus on either NAS or SAN, NOT BOTH.
Title and Reference:
Title: Network Storage and its Future
Reference:
Mohanty, S., Nayak, P. and Biswas, S. (2010) Network Storage and Its Future.
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technologies, 1(4), pp.
235-239. [Accessed from: http://ijcsit.com/docs/vol1issue4/ijcsit2010010407.pdf]
Summary:
This source is about the Network Attached Storage (NAS) and evaluation of the future of this
technology with the growing popularity of other storage devices.
This article is selected because it is a peer-reviewed article in which details regarding IT storage
technology, especially information regarding NAS is given. This article analysed the NAS in basic
terms, and it also evaluated the potential future of this technology due to advancement in
technology.
This article provides that NAS is simply about storing data by parties while using a specific method
which allowed the parties to make sure that their data is available to their clients through their
network. It is referred to a general term; however, there are various technologies which go within this
technology for this article. The article highlighted that the NAS had become advance due to
technological development which is not used as a data storage mechanism in order to connect
specific devices with one another and directly connecting them to a particular network. As per this
technology, these devices are connected through an IP addressed, which allowed them the clients to
access the data via the server, which acts as the gateway. There are various benefits of using this
technology, including centralised connection, access to data of clients, backup of data and secured
connection.
This resource is useful since it highlighted the impact of future advancement of technologies on the
NAS along with its benefits.
Week 2
Operating systems use file managers to interact with mass storage devices.
However, the way in which data is stored and retrieved is dictated by the file system.
There are many types of file systems used by modern operating systems. Find and
summarise ONE resource that describes ONE such file system that is NOT FAT,
FAT32 or ExFAT. The resource, and your summary, must focus on A SINGLE file
system.
Title and Reference:
Title: NTFS (NT file system; sometimes New Technology File System)
Reference: Rouse, M. (2008) NTFS (NT file system; sometimes New Technology
File System). [Online] Available at:
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https://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/definition/NTFS [Accessed on
28/05/2019].
Summary:
The selected resource is based on the file system used by the operating system for storing and
maintaining a large amount of data sets.
This article is selected because the author provided complete information about the NTFS file system
along with their key features. From this article, it is identified that the term NTFS refers to the new
technology file system which is used in the operating system for storing and retrieving data files. As
compared with the other file system, the NTFS is more effective and appropriate that has the
potential to store very large documents in the system. After reviewing the new article, it has found
that of NTFS system provided the information about the stored file and provided an access control list
to the consumers.
In this article, the author covered the key aspects of the NTFS system and identified their working
principle for better understanding. It is argued that the new technology file system is a very common
system, which is used in the operating system because it secures the personal data of consumers.
The selected article is very useful from the perspective of the study because it provided in-depth
analysis of the NTFS system by which the students can enhance their skills in the area of operating
system and file system.
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Week 3
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is currently being rolled-out across Australia
and there is a mix of technologies that are being used to deliver Internet services (for
example, FTTN, FTTC, FTTP, HFC, fixed wireless and satellite). Find and
summarise ONE resource that describes ONE of these delivery technologies. The
resource, and your summary, must focus on A SINGLE technology.
Title and Reference:
Title: Design of Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Access Network and Implementing
Online Monitoring to Increase Efficiency
Reference: Venkateshwarlu, T. and Renuka, R. (2017) Design of Fiber to the Home
(FTTH) Access Network and Implementing Online Monitoring to Increase Efficiency.
International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer
and Communication Engineering, 5(2), pp. 2338-2346. [Accessed from
http://www.ijircce.com/upload/2017/february/47_9_Design.pdf].
Summary:
This source is about the FTTP, which is also called Fibre to the Home (FTTH) along with an evaluation
of how this technology works and its impact on the broadband network technology.
This article is selected because it assists in evaluating understanding the design and implementation
of this technology in order to deploy the national broadband network (NBN).
This article provided that FTTP or FTTH are basically the same technology which allows companies to
offer broadband services to customers directly to their home. The popularity of this technology is
increasing since it delivering triple-play, which includes data, voice and video options to customers.
This article delivers high-speed internet services to customers, which has become a major
requirement in the modern era. The technology has experienced as substantial growth because
customers require high bit rate connections in order to use broadband services. The fibre assists in
the delivery of fast internet connection since it is divided into three sections which also ensure the
safety of this technology
This resource is useful since it shows the popularity of FTTP and how it assists customers in fulfilling
their requirements. This article also highlights how the design of this technology enables the security
and delivery of fast internet connection to users.
Week 4
The Internet is made up of many interconnected servers and networks. Users are
increasingly aware and concerned that their Internet communications can be
intercepted and monitored. Tor is one technology that allows users to obscure or
hide online their online activities. Find and summarise ONE resource that describes
what Tor is and how it works. The resource, and your summary, must focus purely on
Tor.
Title and Reference:
Title: What is the Tor Browser? How it works and how it can help you protect
your identity online
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Reference: Porup, J.M. (2018) What is the Tor Browser? How it works and how it can
help you protect your identity online. [Online] Available at:
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3287653/what-is-the-tor-browser-how-it-works-
and-how-it-can-help-you-protect-your-identity-online.html [Accessed 28/05/2019].
Summary:
The selected resource is all about the Tor technology and it is working along with its uniqueness of
helping an individual while protecting their identity online. This article has been chosen because, in
this world of digital technologies, users are highly aware as well as concerned about their internet
communications. The article has described the Tor browser being a technology which allows internet
users for obscuring or hiding their online activities. The author of this article suggested that Tor
Browser effectively makes an identity anonymous and hence protect one’s identity online. The
article’s main findings are advising that when a person is investigating a competitor or researching an
opposing petitioner within a legal dispute, then the Tor technology can be the right solution for such
cases.
Apart from this, the chosen resource has explained Tor technology as free as well as open-source
software in order to enable anonymous communication through the internet. The article’s main
points revealed that Tor technology directs the whole Internet traffic across a free, global, volunteer
overlay network containing more than 7,000 relays for concealing an internet user's location as well
as usage from anyone who is conducting traffic analysis or network surveillance.
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Week 5
An emerging form of malware is cryptojacking (also known as malicious
cryptomining). Find and summarise ONE resource that describes what cryptojacking
is and how it works. The resource, and your summary, should focus purely on
cryptojacking and NO OTHER form(s) of malware.
Title and Reference:
Title: What is cryptojacking? How to prevent, detect, and recover from it
Reference: Nadeau, M. (2018) What is cryptojacking? How to prevent, detect, and
recover from it. [Online] Available at:
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3253572/what-is-cryptojacking-how-to-prevent-
detect-and-recover-from-it.html?page=2 [Accessed 28/05/2019].
Summary:
This article focuses on defining cryptojacking and providing users information regarding how they can
detect, prevent and recover when they face cryptojacking attacks.
This article is selected because it has provided the information cryptojacking in simple words, along
with providing information regarding how users and companies that face this attack can implement
policies to prevent this attack.
This article defines cryptojacking as unauthorised use of a person’s computer in order to mine
cryptocurrency. Through this method, hackers’ tries to get victims to click on a malicious link which is
given under an email sent to them. This link contains crypto mining code on the computer of the user,
or it infects a website or online advertisement by using JavaScript once it is loaded on the browser of
the victim. This article provided that the popularity of cryptocurrency has resulted in increasing the
threat of cryptojacking as well. This article provides that in order to avoid cryptojacking, companies
can provide security awareness training, use ad-blocking extension, use endpoint protection to detect
crypto miners and keep web filtering tools up to date.
This resource is useful since it defines cryptojacking, and it also provides provisions which can assist
parties in addressing this threat.
Week 6
Redundancy is a critical aspect of network design, implemented in order to cope link
or equipment failure. One frequent cause of failure is damage to fibre optic cables
that connect countries and/or continents. Find and summarise ONE resource that
describes ONE example of such a cable being cut or damaged. The resource, and
your summary, should describe the impacts of A SINGLE EXAMPLE of a link failure.
Note that the failure must relate to a link that connects countries and/or continents.
Title and Reference:
Title: Severed cable sends Tonga 'back to beginning of the internet'
Reference: Westbrook, T. (2019) Severed cable sends Tonga 'back to beginning of
the internet'. [Online] Available at:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tonga-internet/severed-cable-sends-tonga-back-
to-beginning-of-the-internet-idUSKCN1PI0A8 [Accessed 28/05/2019].
Summary:
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This article highlights a recent incident in which damage was caused to the fibre optic cables that
were undersea and connected Tonga islands with internet access.
This article is selected because it highlights the issue of redundancy in network design and evaluates
how the failure resulted in harming the access of people of Tonga islands to the internet.
This article provided that the network design through which Tonga islands accessed the internet is
vulnerable to redundancies, which resulted in affecting their ability to access the internet. The
undersea cable system is vulnerable to a number of threats which resulted in blocking social media
access of a large number of people. This incident forced the company to rely on satellite dish in order
to connect with the world. Due to this incident, major issues were faced because it hampered
overseas phone calls, money transfers, university enrolments, Facebook connections with friends and
families and airline bookings of customers.
This resource is useful since it shows the number of threats which affect the network design system
along with an evaluation of the challenges which are faced by people due to damages to fibre optic
cables that connects two or more countries with a stable internet connection.
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Week 7
Since the 1990s, Enterprise Systems (also known as Enterprise Resource Planning
systems) have become critical to the operation modern organisations. Over this
time, ES/ERPs have evolved and continue to change in response to new demands
and emerging technologies. Find and summarise ONE resource that discusses
emerging or future trends for ES/ERPs. The resource should be recent (published
since the beginning of 2017) and it and your summary should clearly identify how
ES/ERPs are, or are about to, change.
Title and Reference:
Title: Impact of business analytics and enterprise systems on managerial
accounting
Reference: Appelbaum, D., Kogan, A., Vasarhelyi, M. and Yan, Z., 2017. Impact of
business analytics and enterprise systems on managerial accounting. International
Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 25, pp.29-44. [Accessed from
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1467089517300490].
Summary:
This journal paper is completely based on the enterprise system, and the authors analysed the future
trend of ERP system along with their impact on the business.
This paper is selected because the authors identified the importance of ERP system and reviewed the
impact of ERP system on managerial accounting.
According to the authors, the term ERP is defined as the enterprise resource planning system which is
used in the business industries for improving the performance of their businesses. The authors
identified that an ERP system is an effective technique, which provided management accountants
with both expanded data storage power and increased overall computational power. In the future
trend, this technique will change the process of business and help organizations for improving their
productivity.
This article is very useful from the perspective of the research because it critically reviewed the
importance of ERP and discussed their trends in the managerial accounting system. There are many
advantages of this paper, for example, provided complete information, analysed the key aspects of
ERP, conducted a literature review, and so on. But, the major drawback of this paper is that the
authors did not elaborate on the limitations of ERP system
Week 8
Databases, mass data storage and interrogation technologies underpin virtually all
Information Systems and applications. However, the same tools also make it easier
for data breaches to occur in government departments or private
companies/organisations. In simple terms, a data breach is where private
information is illegally obtained or disclosed. Find and summarise ONE resource that
describes ONE example of a data breach that has occurred since the beginning of
2017. The resource, and your summary, should focus purely on A SINGLE
EXAMPLE of a data breach.
Title and Reference:
Title: Understanding data breach: a visualization aspect
Reference: Liu, L., Han, M., Wang, Y. and Zhou, Y., 2018, June. Understanding data
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breach: a visualization aspect. International Conference on Wireless Algorithms,
Systems, and Applications, pp. 883-892. [Accessed from
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-94268-1_81].
Summary:
The selected article is all about understanding data breach with the help of important information
security breach of Facebook. The most recent data breach of Facebook occurred at the beginning of
2017 that has affected 29 million users’ personal lives, earlier reported as 50 million users’ by the
company itself. This resource has been selected as it highlighted the IS issue. In this digital era,
databases, mass storage as well as interrogation technologies are very important for the
organization’s info systems and applications. In addition to that, this resource has also talked about
Facebook-Analytica breach case, which was used for presidential campaigns. The article’s main
findings are suggesting that 29 million users’ data comprising their names, employers, contact, recent
searches and many more have been exposed to the hackers. In this way, with the help of highlighting
the significance of data breach, its prevention and Facebook’s breach example, this research article
raised the issue of identity theft and identity fraud.
The selected article has been proved useful for the reason that only after knowing the consequences
of a data breach, a company can take preventive measures for averting any information security
breach in future from the perspective of sustainable business models.
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Week 9
Agile development is an iterative and incremental approach to delivering systems - it
is particularly useful where the requirements are unclear or evolving. Scrum is a
framework for undertaking agile development. Find and summarise ONE resource
that describes Scrum. The resource, and your summary, should focus purely on
Scrum and discuss some of its key features and attributes.
Title and Reference:
Title: Scrum
Reference: Mountaingoatsoftware. (2019) Scrum. [Online] Available at:
http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/scrum# [Accessed on 28/05/2019].
Summary:
This article provides the definition of Scrum as an agile development framework, and it also
highlighted its key characteristics and features.
This article is selected because it clearly defines Scrum and also provides information regarding Scrum
development, Scrum process and its main artefacts, main roles and recommended courses.
This article provides that Scrum is referred to an agile way which can be used by companies in order
to manage their projects, which are usually relating to software development. It is referred to an agile
software development methodology, but it is also considered as a framework that allows
organisations in managing a process. The key attributes of Scrum are that it relies on self-organising,
cross-functional team in which problems are solved through teamwork. Planning meeting is a key part
of Scrum development and parties have to test a small set of features during a Scrum sprint. The roles
of different parties are clearly defined in a Scrum framework in order to eliminate ambiguity
regarding the rights and duties of parties that facilitates efficient decision making.
This resource is useful as it provides a clear definition of Scrum, and it also highlights some features of
Scrum as a tool for managing teams.
Week 10
The textbook discusses activities associated with project management. However, it
could be argued that project governance is equally important, especially in very large
projects. Find and summarise ONE resource that describes what project governance
is and what activities it entails. The resource, and your summary, should focus purely
on project governance.
Title and Reference:
Title: Why is Project Governance Critical to Project Success?
Reference: Invensislearning. (2018) Why is Project Governance Critical to Project
Success?. [Online] Available at:
https://www.invensislearning.com/resources/pmp/why-is-project-governance-critical-
to-project-success [Accessed 28/05/2019].
Summary:
This article provides information regarding different components of project governance to evaluate its
importance in project management.
This article is selected because it contains information regarding the role of project governance and
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details regarding its components. This article also highlights the role of project governance in large
projects.
This article defined project governance as an oversight function that is used by companies in order to
align it with the organisation’s governance model and it also encompasses the project life cycle. It
assists in ensuring that adequate structure, processes, tools for management and control, decision-
making models and other relevant elements that are required for the project management are
available to the project manager and the team. The key components of project governance include
governance models, accountability and responsibilities, stakeholder engagement, stakeholder
communication, meeting and reporting, risk and issue management, assurance and project
management control process. This article concludes that project governance plays a major role,
especially in very large projects to make sure that a plan is established that guides the actions of
parties and it also ensure excellence technical insights and promotes innovative ideas in the
organisation.
This resource is relevant since it contains relevant information regarding project governance, and it
also highlighted its importance in very large projects.
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MARKING SHEET - DO NOT DELETE
Criteria
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
adequate but may require either more detail or is too long; the relevance
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.
Key
Deductions
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-2
-1
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
not of resource content/contains content not contained in the resource) OR
Multiple resources used for a single task
Resource is generic AND/OR covers multiple technologies/examples
rather than focuses on a single technology/example
Resource not referenced correctly/not in Harvard format
Week Marks Awarded
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