Emerging Trends in ES/ERPs

COIT 20246 ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION
Due date: Thursday Week 11 (2PM AEST)
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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: NAS STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
Wd.com. (2019). [online] Available at: https://www.wd.com/en-gb/solutions/what-is-
network-attached-storage-nas.html [Accessed 30 May 2019].
Summary:
in this resource, it has been been discussed that the network storage systems are
significantly useful in various operating system environments, allowing various
devices to access the files regardless of the operating systems. commonly the NAS
operates on the Ethernet networks of the IP/TCP and it could easily offer the
controlled access to the data over the WiFi as well as the internet. The NAS devices
along with increased hard drive frequently have the capabilities of the RAID for the
data redundancy and are significantly dependable on the backup solutions. The
RAID stands for the Redundant Array of the Independent Disks and with the feature
allowed the data is immensely duplicated across the several hard drives and if
something goes wrong with any one drive, the users could simply execute the
replacement and the content would easily repopulate this new drive automatically.
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: NTFS FILE SYSTEM
Base, K. (2019). Introduction to file systems – UFS Explorer. [online] UFS Explorer.
Available at: https://www.ufsexplorer.com/articles/file-systems-basics.php [Accessed
30 May 2019].
Summary:
The NTFS or the New Technology File System had been introduced in the year of
1993 with the Windows NT and it is presently the major mutual file system for the
end user computers running on Windows. Majority of the operating systems of
windows server line utilises the format along with it. This file system is significantly
dependable to the journaling and then supporting the several features that includes
the access control, and the encryption. Each of the file in the NTFS is stored as the
descriptor of the file within the master file table and the file content. This Master file
table comprises of the entries along with all the information regarding the files that
includes the details of the size, name and the allocation. The initial 16 entries of
Master File Table are recalled for BitMap that keeps the records as free and then
used the clusters, the log utilised for the journaling documents and BadClus
comprising of the information regarding the bad clusters.
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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: Fibre to the Premises or FTTP
Cableorganizer.com. (2019). Understanding Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) - Fiber
Optic Tutorial. [online] Available at: https://www.cableorganizer.com/learning-
center/articles/fiber-optics-tutorial/understanding-fttp.html [Accessed 30 May 2019].
Summary:
The fibre to the premises is the kind of the fiber optic communication delivery where
the optical fibre is provided directly into the premises of the customers. This
innovative technology introduces the remarkable speed and the altogether innovative
experience of broadband. The Fiber to the Premises utilises the cables of fiber optic
and the linked optical electronics rather than the copper wire for connecting the
customer to the network. The Central office helps in the distribution of the optical
signal over the optical distribution network. At end of the network, the optical network
terminals would easily convert all the optical signal into the electrical signal. Optical
network terminals are situated on the private property for the FTTP network
architectures as well as the signal commonly travels with the electrical medium
among the devices of the end users and the ONT. With the effective utilisation of the
FTTP, the innovative services and the products could be easily activated remotely,
either permanently or on the demand according the preferences of the customer. The
performance of FTTP could be monitored and prior any identification of any kind of
problem, the problem is repaired.
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: Tor
Vpnmentor.com. (2019). The Ultimate Guide to Tor Browser (with Important Tips)
2019. [online] Available at: https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/tor-browser-work-relate-
using-vpn/ [Accessed 30 May 2019].
Summary:
The browser TOR could be considered as similar to the normal web browser in
several manners. It is not so difficult to utilise than the Google Chrome or Microsoft
Edge. The major difference among these browser and the TOR browser is that the
Tor browser helps in creating the connection among the user and the internet using
the Tor network. The Tor is the software that is open source and it helps in staying
hidden in the online platform for executing the effective use of the internet. when any
user browse the internet with the utilisation of the Tor browser, this traffic of the user
is haphazardly directed via the network of servers prior reaching the ultimate
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