ICT Services Management Assignment
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.
| Week 1 |
| The text discusses the elements of modern computing architecture however is largely silent on the individuals who played a role in its development. Find and summarise a resource that describes ONE such individual. The individual should have had a significant influence on the development of computers and/or components of modern computing architecture. |
| Example:
Title and Reference: Connected Medical Devices, Apps: Are They Leading the IoT Revolution — or Vice Versa? Lars, N 2014, ‘Connected Medical Devices, Apps: Are They Leading the IoT Revolution — or Vice Versa?’, Wired, June 2014, viewed 1 February 2017, |
| Summary: <Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why it is relevant to the task here> This article describes the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the context of medical devices. I chose this article because it not only examines the applications of a very useful class of IoT devices, but it also highlights the need for ways of collecting and processing the data they produce. In the article, the author describes how many medical monitoring devices are now capable of connecting to the Internet and are becoming a normal part of patient care. These devices allow remote monitoring of patient health wirelessly and can collect data on a wide range of vital signs and indicators. Data can be collected from a range of sensors reading everything from heart rate and blood pressure through to blood sugar levels and temperature. In addition to passive monitors, IoT medical devices provide the ability to proactively prompt patients to do things, for example to warn them of their blood pressure or to alert them that they need more medication. The article points out that many of these notifications are the result of apps (software) interacting with both the devices and the patients. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the article is the author’s discussion of what happens to the data that the IoT medical devices produce. The author explains that many devices can send data directly to the cloud for storage and analysis and that this data constitutes a wealth of information that will potentially improve healthcare in the future. I found this article useful because it not only highlighted the increasing ubiquity of Internet-connected medical devices, but also made me think about how the data is collected, where it is stored and how it could be used – both positively and negatively – in the future. |
| Week 2 |
| The text discusses the components and activities of operating systems however is largely silent on the individuals who played a role in their development. Find and summarise a resource that describes ONE such individual. The individual should have had a significant influence on the writing or development of operating systems. |
| Title and Reference:
<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the resource> |
| Summary:
<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why it is relevant to the task here> |
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| Week 3 |
| The Internet didn’t just appear – it was an evolution from earlier networks. Find and summarise a resource that describes ONE of the networks that led to the development of the modern Internet. |
| Title and Reference:
<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the resource> |
| Summary:
<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why it is relevant to the task here> |
| Week 4 |
| Ethernet is an example of a Layer Two (L2) data link protocol that is discussed in the text. Find and summarise a resource that describes the features and uses of ONE other L2 protocol that is not discussed in the text (i.e. NOT Ethernet). |
| Title and Reference:
<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the resource> |
| Summary:
<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why it is relevant to the task here> |
| Week 5 |
| The text mentions the role of hackers in attacks on networked infrastructure. Find and summarise a resource that describes ONE famous or well-known hacker. |
| Title and Reference:
<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the resource> |
| Summary:
<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why it is relevant to the task here> |
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| Week 6 |
| Society is increasingly reliant on networks and network technologies but they are evolving at a rapid pace. Find and summarise a resource that describes ONE example of a future networking technology or trend that will impact society. |
| Title and Reference:
<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the resource> |
| Summary:
<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why it is relevant to the task here> |
| Week 7 |
| The text mentions social business and the impact of the use of social networking platforms. Find and summarise a resource that describes the history of the development of ONE such social media platform. |
| Title and Reference:
<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the resource> |
| Summary:
<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why it is relevant to the task here> |
| Week 8 |
| With the advent of mass data collection and storage has come data mining. Find and summarise a resource that describes ONE example where data mining has been used successfully by a business. You should not use any examples covered in the textbook. |
| Title and Reference:
<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the resource> |
| Summary:
<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why it is relevant to the task here> |
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| Week 9 |
| One of the greatest success stories in application development in recent times has been the popularity of mobile apps. Find and summarise a resource that describes the story of ONE successful mobile app developer. |
| Title and Reference:
<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the resource> |
| Summary:
<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why it is relevant to the task here> |
| Week 10 |
| While information systems and technology deliver many benefits to society, they can also result in (sometimes inadvertent) negative effects and outcomes. Find and summarise a resource that describes ONE example of where the use of an information system or technology has led to negative consequences for humans. |
| Title and Reference:
<Provide the Title of the resource and full Harvard reference here. This should include the URL of the resource> |
| Summary:
<Provide a summary of around 200-300 words discussing what the resource is about and why it is relevant to the task here> |