ITSD427U3DB

 

Assignment Description

  • In the context of Android phone application development, discuss what memory management considerations a mobile application programmer needs to be aware of. What are the implications of not managing memory effectively?

Blockchain Implementation Project Plan

Blockchain Implementation Project Plan

Every project that has a reasonable chance at success starts with a solid plan. A project plan is far more than just a schedule – it is a master plan that directs all planning and execution efforts to meet a project’s goals. For this class project, you will create a project plan to implement a newly developed blockchain application.

The first step in this assignment is to describe your organization’s environment and blockchain application. You can choose a consumer-based or enterprise application environment. Each one has its own environmental concerns. Once you describe your organization and blockchain application environment, you will provide the abbreviated project plan. (A real project plan will include detailed schedule, budget, procurement, and other supporting plans. This project won’t require all components of a real-life project plan.)

You abbreviated project plan (with organizational and blockchain environment introduction) must be no less than 1500 words. Your paper must be in proper APA format, including proper in-text citations and end references for any external sources you use. No more than 10% of this paper may originate from external sources. This isn’t a research paper – it is a project plan.

Your paper must start with the following sections (which should comprise at least 1/3 of your paper):

  • Organizational overview – Introduce your organization (it can be fictitious). Describe what your organization does, how it defines success, what services or products it produces, and why it decided to venture into blockchain technology. Then describe the specific goals blockchain technology must meet to be deemed a success.
  • Blockchain environment overview – Describe the type of blockchain your organization has decided to implement and why. Explain how your chosen blockchain implementation is the best choice for your organization’s goals and capabilities, and how your organization participates in your chosen blockchain network’s governance.
    Here are the sections your project plan must include:
  • Project overview – Within the context of an organization and blockchain environment (described in the first 2 sections of your paper), provide an overview of this project. What application are you implementing? (Describe a novel blockchain application that derives value from blockchain technology. Explain why blockchain technology is required for your application to operate.) This section should include a description of what application you are implementing, and how you define success for your project.
  • Project charter – The high-level initial project document necessary to gain approval and funding (includes the following)

o Reasons for engaging in this project (Why do you want to implement this application?) o Projectobjectives
o Projectconstraints
o Projectstakeholders

o Projectscope

o Project risks (Include scalability, compliance, and security)
o Projectbenefits
o Project cost (Provide reasonable estimates of personnel and infrastructure cost to

accomplish what you’re proposing.)

  • Deliverables – a list (with descriptions) of artifacts to be delivered to the customer (defined in
    stakeholders above) at the end of the project
  • Critical success factors – What criteria will customers use to determine whether the deliverables
    are acceptable?
  • Work Breakdown Structure – What steps are necessary to take your application from a
    development environment to a deployed and operating environment? This section demonstrates an understanding of the implementation process. Provide a description, along with details, of tasks necessary to deploy a blockchain application and make it available for end users. You don’t need to provide specific commands or details but describe the process in enough detail that your technical staff could create procedures from your plan.
  • Quality plan – Describe how you plan to measure and enforce quality standards at each step. Describe your chosen quality metrics and how you will ensure your desired quality standards will be maintained.
  • Operationalization plan – Once you have successfully deployed your application conducted a formal hand-off to customers, describe how you will hand-off the maintenance of your application to operations. Describe the process of handing off the application and what operations needs to take delivery of your application responsibilities.
    Don’t let this plan become a collection of lists. The purpose of this assignment is for you to consider the level of effort required to implement any blockchain application. We aren’t covering the initial blockchain network implementation – just an application’s implementation. Be creative when you choose an application. Really think through how to describe your blockchain application in such a way that you can use your description to get funding and support for your project.
    You project plan file must be a Microsoft Word format (.docx), and have the filename with the following format:
    BLCN631_SECTION_STUDENTID_LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_ProjectPlan.docx
  • SECTION is the section number of your current course (2 digits)
  • STUDENTID is the LAST FOUR digits of your student ID number
  • LASTNAME is your last name, FIRSTNAME is your first name

PowerPoint_3E_Backyard_Garden

PowerPoint_3E_Backyard_Garden

  

Project Description:

In the following project, you will format the first four slides of a presentation that The Backyard View is developing for their website regarding planning a backyard garden.

     

Open the PowerPoint file Student_PowerPoint_3E_Backyard_Garden.pptx   downloaded with this project.

 

Change the presentation Colors   to Green, and the Fonts to Calibri.

 

On Slide 1, format the   background by changing it to a Solid Fill of, in the third column, the second   color.

 

Select Slides 2 and 3, and then   format the background of the two selected slides with the Recycled paper   Texture.

 

On Slide 2, select the paragraph   on the left side of the slide, and then apply the Split entrance effect.   Change the Effect Options to Horizontal Out. Change the Start setting to   After Previous, and then change the Duration to 01.00.

 

Use Animation Painter to apply   the same animation from the paragraph on Slide 2 to the bulleted list on   Slide 3. Then, on Slide 3, remove the animation from the title.

 

On Slide 4, hide the background   graphics. Format the background with the downloaded picture file p03E_Purple_Flower.jpg. Change the   Transparency to 50%.

 

On Slide 4, format the title   placeholder with a Shape Fill color, in the fifth column, the last color.   Change the Font Color to the first color in the first column.

 

With Slide 4 displayed, insert   the downloaded video file p03E_Video1.mp4.   Change the Video Height to 6.25.

 

Using the Align to Slide option,   apply the Align Center and Align Bottom options to the video.

 

Format the video with the   Intense style, Bevel Rectangle.

 

Change the video Start setting   to Automatically. Trim the video to an end time of 00:14.

 

Insert a Header & Footer on   the Notes and Handouts. Include the Date and time updated automatically, the   Page number, and a Footer with the text 3E_Backyard_Garden
  Display the document properties and type the tags backyard garden

 

Save and close the file, and   then submit for grading.

Ransomware

What is ransomware? How can these cyber-attacks result in data loss? In your experience, do you believe ransomware attacks should be treated as a cybercrime? What are the possible consequences of ransomware? 

PowerPoint ccs

You are tasked with creating a cloud based disaster recovery plan for your organization. Your job is to not only sell the idea but also to provide details regarding the varying threats to the IT data center infrastructure of your company and recommend cloud-based solutions to mitigate those risks. You will create a presentation for your middle and upper level management detailing your plan.

The requirements for your paper are:

  • Describe a cloud based disaster recovery plan including:

    • Definitions of business continuity and disaster recovery
    • Recommendations for including cloud-based backup operations in the event something occurs
  • Avoid “Death by PowerPoint” by keeping slides content concise with supporting content written in the Notes section of each slide
  • 6-10 slides excluding a title slide (first slide) and a reference slide (last slide)
  • Minimum of 2 scholarly resources in APA format

Exp19_Access_Ch02_Capstone – International Foodies 1.0

Exp19_Access_Ch02_Capstone – International Foodies 1.0

Exp19 Access Ch02 Capstone – International Foodies 1.0

EX19_AC_CH02_GRADER_CAP_HW

Project Description

International Foodies is an importer of exotic foods from all over  the world. You landed a summer internship with the company and  discovered that their product lists and the suppliers they buy from are  stored in Excel workbooks. You offer to help by using your newly gained  knowledge of Access to create a relational database for them. You will  begin by importing the workbooks from Excel into a new Access database.  Your manager mentions that she would also like a table that specifies  food categories so that you can relate the products you sell to specific  categories in the database. You will create a table from scratch to  track categories, create relationships between the tables, and create  some baseline queries.

Start Access. Open the downloaded   Access file named Exp19_Access_Ch2_Cap_Foodies.  Grader has automatically added   your last name to the beginning of the  filename. Save the file to the   location where you are storing your  files.

You   will examine the data in the downloaded Excel worksheets to  determine which   fields will become the primary keys in each table and  which fields will   become the foreign keys so that you can join them in  the database.
 

  Open the Suppliers.xlsx Excel   workbook, examine the data, and close the workbook. Open the Products.xlsx Excel workbook, examine   the data, and close the workbook.
 

  You will import two Excel workbooks that contain supplier and product   information into the database.
 

  Click the External Data tab, click   New Data Source, point to From File in the Import & Link   group, and then select Excel.   Navigate to and select the Suppliers.xlsx   workbook to be imported as a new table in the current database. Select First Row Contains Column Headings.   Set the SupplierID field Indexed option to Yes (No Duplicates). Select SupplierID   as the primary key when prompted and accept the table name Suppliers. Do not save the import   steps.

Import   the Products.xlsx workbook, set the   ProductID Indexed option to Yes (No   Duplicates), and select ProductID   as the primary key. Accept the table name Products.

Change   the Field Size of the QuantityPerUnit field to 25   in Design view of the Products table. Set the Field Size of ProductID and   CategoryID to Long Integer.  Save   the changes and open the table in Datasheet view. Open the  Suppliers table in   Datasheet view to examine the data. Close the  tables.

You   will create a new table that will enable International Foodies  to associate   each product with a food category in the database.
 

  Create a new table in Design view. Add the following fields in Design view   and set the properties as specified:
 

  Add the primary key field as CategoryID   with the Number Data Type and Number assigned to a new category.   (type the period) as the Description. Set the Caption property to Category ID.
 

  Save the table as Categories.
 

   Add CategoryName with the Short Text Data Type and Name of food   category.   (type the period) as the Description. Change the field size to 15. Set the Caption property to Category Name and the Required property to Yes.

Add   CategoryDescription with the Long Text Data Type. Set the Caption property to Category Description. Switch to Datasheet view and save the   table when prompted. You will enter Category data into the table in the next step.

   You will add 8 records to the Categories table so that you have some sample   data to test in the database.
 

  Add the following records to the Categories table:

Category   ID Category Name   Category Description 

1 BEVERAGES SOFT DRINKS, COFFEES, TEAS 

2 CONDIMENTS SAUCES, RELISHES, SEASONINGS

3 CONFECTIONS DESSERTS,   CANDIES, SWEET BREADS

4 DAIRY   PRODUCTS CHEESES

5 GRAINS/CEREALS BREADS, PASTA, CEREAL

6 MEAT/POULTRY PREPARED   MEATS

7 PRODUCE DRIED FRUIT, BEAN CURD

8 SEAFOOD SEAWEED AND FISH
 

   Close the table.
 

You will create   the relationships between the tables using the Relationships window.
 

  Add all three tables to the Relationships window. Identify the  primary key   fields in the Categories table and the Suppliers table and  join them with   their foreign key counterparts in the related Products  table. Select the Enforce Referential Integrity and Cascade Update Related Fields check boxes.   Save and close the Relationships window.

You   will use the Simple Query Wizard to create a query of all products that you   import in the seafood category.
 

  Add the ProductName, SupplierID, and CategoryID fields from Products (in that order). Save the query   as Seafood Products.

Add   a criterion in Design view, to include only products with 8 as the CategoryID.

Sort   the query results in ascending order by ProductName. Run, save, and close the   query.

You   want to create a query that displays actual category names  rather than the   CategoryIDs. You are interested to know which meat and  poultry products are   imported. You will copy the Seafood Products  query and modify it to delete a   field, then add an additional table  and field.
 

  Copy the Seafood Products query   and paste it using Seafood Or Meat/Poultry   as the query name.

Open   the Seafood Or Meat/Poultry query   in Design view and delete the CategoryID   column.

Add   the Categories table to the top   pane of the query design window. Add the CategoryName   field to the last column of the design grid and set the criterion as “Seafood” Or “Meat/Poultry”.   Run, save, and close the query.

You   will create a query that identifies suppliers and their  associated products.   Because there is a relationship between the two  tables, you can now pull data   from each of them together as usable  information.
 

  Create a query in Design view that includes the Suppliers and Products    tables. The query should list the company name, contact name, phone  (in that   order), then the product name and the product cost (in that  order).

Sort   the query by company name in ascending order, then by product  cost in   descending order. Run, close, and save the query as Company by Product List.

You   determine that the data in the Company by Product List query  could be   summarized with a Total row. You will group the records by  company name, and   then count the number of products you buy from each  of them.
 

  Copy the Company by Product List query   and paste it using Summary of Company by   Product   as the query name.

Open   the Summary of Company by Product   query in Design view and delete the ContactName, Phone, and ProductCost columns.

Click   Totals in the Show/Hide group on   the Query Tools Design tab. Click in the Total   row of the ProductName field, click the arrow, and then select Count.   The records will be grouped by the company’s name and the products for each   company will be summarized.

Modify   the field name of the ProductName column as Product Count:   ProductName to make the field name more   identifiable. Click Run  in the   Results group (20 records display in the Datasheet). The  results display the   product count for each company that supplies your  organization. Save and   close the query.

draft 4

Draft 4 

  

Include a revised or current outline (most outlines which have been submitted so far need revision) at the beginning of your document and begin the draft of the report on a new page.  At the end of the draft include all references you have found related to your topic which have an in text citation in the text of the paper.

The paper at this point should essentially be the final paper and meet all the requirements here.      All requirements stated for Drafts 2 and 3 apply to this draft.  In addition, this draft must include in-text citations for every reference at the end of the paper.  If your final paper does not have in-text citations the paper will not be accepted and the grade will be zero.  All URLs in the references must be  hyperlinks.

If you have a question about the order of the references at the end of the paper read the material at the following link.  However, do not double space the references as suggested, just single space them with one blank line between each references.  Do not justify this section of the paper.

Exp19_Excel_Ch11_HOEAssessment_Accountants

  

Exp19_Excel_Ch11_HOEAssessment_Accountants

  

Project Description:

You work for a tax accounting firm that has offices in San Diego, Dallas, Miami, and Albany. Previously, you downloaded data from the employee database. Now you will use text, database, and lookup functions to obtain the results you want.

     

Start   Excel. Download and open the file named Exp19_Excel_Ch11_HOEAssessment_Accountants.xlsx. Grader has automatically added   your last name to the beginning of the filename.

 

Your first step is to create a   unique ID for each accountant using the year hired, date hired, and number.
 

  In cell D2, enter 2007-1018-10 and use Flash Fill to complete the pattern to   create the remaining IDs in the range D3:D26.

 

The accountants’ full names are   located in column E. You want to separate the first and last names.
 

  Select the range E2:E26 and convert text to columns using the space as the   delimiter. Change cell E1 to First Name.

 

Next, you want to display the   accountants’ names with the last name and first name, separated by a comma.
 

  In cell G2, insert the TEXTJOIN function to join the last name and first name   for the first accountant, using a comma and space as the delimiter. The name   should display as Adams, Camille.   Copy the function to the range G3:G26.

 

Column J contains the phone   numbers. You want to extract the area codes.
 

  In cell K2, use the MID function to extract the area code for the phone   number for the first employee. The Start_num argument should be the position   of the first digit in the area code to avoid including the opening   parenthesis. Make sure the function extracts the three-digit area code. Copy   the function to the range K3:K26.

 

The Location column displays the   city names in all capital letters. Because this is hard to read, you will use   a text function to display the cities in upper and lowercase.
 

  In cell M2, use the PROPER function to display the first city name in upper   and lowercase. Copy the function to the range M3:M26.

 

You want to create a criteria   range to perform an advanced filter. The criteria are (1) Tax Accountants in   Miami and (2) Tax Accountants in San Diego.
 

  Copy the range A1:M1 and paste it in the range A28:M28. Enter Tax Accountant and Miami in the respective cells on row 29. Enter Tax   Accountant and San Diego in the respective cells on row   30.

 

Now you are ready to perform the   advanced filter by copying the data below the criteria range.
 

  Click within the dataset. Select A1:M26 as the list, the criteria range you   defined in the previous step, and A32:M32.

 

Next you want to calculate the   total salaries for all Tax Accountants in Miami and San Diego.
 

  In cell P2, insert the DSUM function using the dataset, column heading Salary, and the defined criteria   range.

 

Next, you will calculate the   average salary for Tax Accountants in Miami and San Diego.
 

  In cell P3, insert the DAVERAGE function to calculate the average salary   using the column heading Salary.

 

You want to identify the highest   salary for Tax Accountants in Miami and San Diego.
 

  In cell P4, insert the DMAX function.

 

Next, you want to identify the   lowest salary of Tax Accountants in Miami and San Diego.
 

  In cell P5, insert the DMIN function.

 

Finally, you want to count the   number of Tax Accountants in Miami and San Diego.
 

  In cell P6, insert the DCOUNT function.

 

The range O8:P9 contains a new   set of criteria to identify the one Senior Accountant in San Diego. You want   to obtain that person’s salary.
 

  In cell P11, insert the DGET function.

 

The range O13:P16 is designed to   look up a person’s name to return the position number and salary for that   person. First, you will look up the person’s location within the dataset.
 

  In cell P15, insert the MATCH function to look up the name in cell P14 and   return that person’s position within the Last Name column. Use only the range   containing the actual last names in the argument.

 

Now that you have the position   number for the accountant, you are ready to identify that person’s salary.
 

  In cell P16, insert the INDEX function using the range F2:M26 as the range   and the position number identified by the MATCH function.

 

In cell O19, insert the   FORMULATEXT function to display the formula that is stored in cell P15. Copy   the function to cell O20.

 

Create a footer with your name   on the left side, the sheet tab code in the center, and the file name code on   the right side of the worksheet.

 

Save and close Exp19_Excel_Ch11_HOEAssessment_Accountants.xlsx.   Exit Excel. Submit the file as directed.