Future Trends of ERP

COIT 20246 ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION
Due date: Thursday Week 11 (2PM AEST)
Part: Written Assessment
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There are ten (10) tasks, one for each week: the tasks are detailed below. There is
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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: Seagate Personal Cloud 2-Bay NAS drive
https://www.seagate.com/in/en/manuals/network-storage/seagate-personal-cloud-2bay/welcome-
to-your-personal-cloud-2-bay/
Liu, R. and Gröger, J., Kleine Netzwerkspeicher.
Summary:
Network Attached Storage is a file storage that deals with permitting much number
of users accompanied by the heterogeneous devices that are the devices of the user
enabling to collect data from a source file such as disk and this disk can be fully
centralized. NAS is a part of the LAN but it behaves as an independent node of the
network. Unique IP address serve as the characteristics of the NAS. NAS connects
to the LAN by the help of an Ethernet connection. Three different versions of NAS
are available that are namely 4TB, 6TB and 8TB and are manufactured by the
company Seagate. Cloud backup is provided by making use of the Ethernet, fast
Ethernet and the Gb Ethernet that act as data link protocol. The data link protocol
includes interfaces for example the Ethernet 1000, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. NAS can
work on a various number of operating systems that include Microsoft Windows
version such as 7, 8, 8.1,10 and vista, Apple MacOS x 10.7 or the later versions.
NAS operates on a single device to serve the purpose of data handling. It comprises
of some of the other elements as well for example the Seagate dashboard that helps
create backup plans. NAS can also be used in creating and handling the media
library of any system with the use of the Smart Copy technique, data back up and the
other attached networks.
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: Total Commander 9.22a
https://www.techspot.com/downloads/301-total-commander.html
Summary:
The users habituated in using Windows prefer File Manager that is normally a
default application that is provided to the user. The third party software related to the
file manager also preferred by some users owing to the additional benefits it is laced
up with. One of them is the Total Commander 9.22a that is considered to be one
amongst the various available high level file manager software linked to the utilizing
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the framework that exists in between the vertical frames. It can be linked with acting
as users describe it as one of the best tools that helps to share huge files on a
frequent basis. The users are able to check the progress of the files that are being
transferred that include the progress of the transfer, the option for resuming or
pausing and many more. To add to these characteristics there are different formats
related to the archive that are provided the required support by this particular tool.
The formats include the GZ, TAR, ZIP, RAR and many others. The files can be
effectively compared on the basis of synchronization, splitting of the data of the files
and merging files that are small in size. The files can be renamed by the help of this
tool and that too it can be saved with different names. The file manager allows its
users to search among the stored files that make it easy to find or open any file as
when required instead of going the set of files present. It consists of an in-built FTP
client with server to server (FXP) and the HTTP server as well.
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: FTTP broadband
https://www.thinkbroadband.com/guides/fibre-fttc-ftth-broadband-guide
Summary:
FTTP the abbreviation of Fibre to the premises is also referred to as FTTH that is
Fibre to the Home. This refers to certain system that effectively delivers internet
services to the users and is also associated end-to-end connection that is based on
fibre optics. The speed of the internet provided is faster as compared to the FTTC
that is Fibre to the Cabinet. The reason FTTC is faster is that it is fully independent of
the distance between the source and the destination. Its speed does not vary with
the distance it traverses. The downloading speed is near about 330Mbps and the
uploading speed is 30Mbps. It runs from the optical fibre cable that starts form the
telephone exchange and stops at the house of the user. Generally it is connected
outside the user’s property and with this a short length OFC also exists that
establishes the connection to the modem required for the Ethernet connection to the
router. It is more reliable than any other network as it not affected by the VDSL2 or
the ADSL. There are two layouts of FTTP architecture that include Passive Optical
Network (PON) and the Active Ethernet. Other important features that this system is
providing to its users are voice, long lifetime, physically robust and video support.
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
TOR network (2019). TOR network. [ebook] cs.sjsu, p.9. Available at:
http://www.cs.sjsu.edu/faculty/pollett/masters/Semesters/Fall13/akash/Tor_Network.pdf.
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