IT Software for Business

1st question

Contextual Information:

· There are two wide used methodologies to manage a software development life cycle: Agile and Scrum. Create a Word Document briefly describing their differences. (word count 500 words).

2nd question

The table below shows the historical data of the Average Closing Price (2005-2020.) Estimate the annual variation of crude oil prices (in %). Use the equation be-low. Draw a line chart showing the evolution of the annual variation and add a trend line and describe its type (positive, negative, neutral). There are 2 historical minimum values reached in 2008 and 2020; relate those minimum values to socio-economic events and include them as labels in the chart. Also read: Software Engineering Methodologies

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Year

Average

  

Closing

  

Price

 

2020

38.78

 

2019

56.99

 

2018

65.23

 

2017

50.80

 

2016

43.29

 

2015

48.66

 

2014

93.17

 

2013

97.98

 

2012

94.05

 

2011

94.88

 

2010

79.48

 

2009

61.95

 

2008

99.67

 

2007

72.34

 

2006

66.05

 

2005

56.64

    

· You should submit the spreadsheet used to estimate the annual Change (%)

3rd question

Calculate the annual payment for a loan with an annual constant interest rate of 2%, 35-year duration, a present value of €145,000 and a future value of 0. You should submit the spreadsheet used to estimate the annual payment.

Discussion

  

1. What is Big Data? Why is it important? Where does Big Data come from?

2. What do you think the future of Big Data will be? Will it lose its popularity to something else? If so, what will it be?

Building Secure Web Applications

You are the web master of a college website. You share a server with other school departments such as accounting and HR.

Based on this chapter, create at least five security-related rules for staff members who are adding web pages being added to your site. Include a justification and explanation for each rule. Rules should relate to college, staff and student, and system information security.

Write your answer using a WORD document. Do your own work and use your own words. Submit here. Note your Safe Assign score. Score must be less than 25 for full credit.

Discussion

 

  • What factors might cause peak loads in a network? 
  • How can a network designer determine if they are important, and how are they taken into account when designing a data communications network?

AUtomated Code Review: WebGoat source code using the VCG SAST tool and verify the findings within the code.

 
For this assignment, My task is to scan the WebGoat source code using the VCG SAST tool and verify the findings within the code. In particular, you will be be using VisualCodeGrepper, which is an open-source SAST tool running on Windows. It supports multiple programming languages(C++, C#, VB, PHP, Java, and PL/SQL).. Prepare a simple report based on OWASP Findings Report Guide, and submit the report in a PDF format   There should be a section summarizing all the findings by:

  1. Risk level
  2. OWASP Top 10 Threats

To install VCG and run your scans, follow these instructions:

  1. Download WebGoat 8.0 from GitHub in a zip format.
  2. Extract the zip file into a directory.
  3. Download VCG from the project page.
  4. Install VCG on a Windows machine. Consider the system requirements on the project page.

Discussion

 

The author proposed one methodology as an example of how risk can be understood and rated fairly easily.

However, there are other methodologies, would you use the proposed methodology at your organization and explain why in comparison to other methodologies