Almost everywhere you look, you see people using mobile devices. You cannot drive down the street, sit in a restaurant, play in a park, or shop without seeing someone talking on the phone, checking messages, or sending texts. These mobile devices range from watches to phones, tablets, and small handheld computers, and each must have an operating system to manage the hardware, software, and user interface.

ABC Inc. is growing and wants to enter the business in distributed operating systems and mobile app development. The chief information officer (CIO) of the company knows that you are the expert in these areas and wants you to provide a report where you should do the following:

• Analyze 5 major characteristics of time-sharing systems and 5 major characteristics of distributed operating systems by comparing them with each other
• Analyze 10 constraints that are put on the operating systems for these carry-along computers (e.g., watches, phones, tablets, and so on) by comparing them with the operating systems for regular computers (e.g., desktops, workstations, and so on).

Write the report(3-5pages) in Microsoft Word using APA style. Cite references in APA format. Submit the Word document.

Instructions

Assignment Instructions

Week 1 Assignment:

In order to complete assignment #1 you will need to answer the below questions. Please complete the questions in a Word document and then upload the assignment for grading. When assigning a name to your document please use the following format (last name_Assignment #1). Use examples from the readings, lecture notes and outside research to support your answers. The assignment must be a minimum of 1-full page in length with a minimum of 2 – outside sources. Please be sure to follow APA guidelines for citing and referencing source. Assignments are due by 11:59 pm Eastern time on Sunday.

Instructions

1. Discuss common forms of attack on Microsoft systems using the Internet, and/or your job as reference for full credit

2. Read the week 1 article on installation and deployment of Windows Server 2012 and list 5 concerns that could result in vulnerabilities during installation.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/hh831620(v=ws.11)

3. Discuss three basic network components and how they are used today.

Submission Instructions: The report must be at least 300 words.

This assignment is a summative assessment for Course Objective 1

Assignment Rubric ( 100 Points)

Synthesis of Concepts

60

Writing Standards – APA format

20

Timeliness

20

Write a comprehensive 2-paragraph (200 to 400 words) progress report detailing your experiences and achievements in your current internship, externship, training, volunteer work, or job position. Your report should offer a concise yet descriptive overview, including self-reflection on areas of success and potential improvement. Additionally, format your report following the guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA) for a student paper, complete with a properly formatted cover page.

Almost everywhere you look, you see people using mobile devices. You cannot drive down the street, sit in a restaurant, play in a park, or shop without seeing someone talking on the phone, checking messages, or sending texts. These mobile devices range from watches to phones, tablets, and small handheld computers, and each must have an operating system to manage the hardware, software, and user interface.

ABC Inc. is growing and wants to enter the business in distributed operating systems and mobile app development. The chief information officer (CIO) of the company knows that you are the expert in these areas and wants you to provide a report where you should do the following:

• Analyze 5 major characteristics of time-sharing systems and 5 major characteristics of distributed operating systems by comparing them with each other
• Analyze 10 constraints that are put on the operating systems for these carry-along computers (e.g., watches, phones, tablets, and so on) by comparing them with the operating systems for regular computers (e.g., desktops, workstations, and so on).

Write the report(3-5pages) in Microsoft Word using APA style. Cite references in APA format. Submit the Word document.

For this assignment, you will post your answers to the questions in each thread. You are required to respond to at least two of your classmates post. Please do not be late with this post because your classmates will be relying on you to post on time. Your follow-up posts can add additional insight to a classmate’s opinions or can challenge their opinions. Use examples from the readings, or from your own research, to support your views, as appropriate. For your follow-up posts this week, you may wish to visit a couple of the web sites contributed by your classmates and share your opinion of these sites with the class. Be sure to read the follow-up posts to your own posts and reply to any questions or requests for clarification. You are encouraged to conduct research and use other sources to support your answers. References are not required but you must tell us about your sources.

1) Discuss three situations for uses of different operating system installs in a virtual environment while at the same time securing the operating system installation.

For example, think about why a system administrator would install several different versions of Microsoft Windows VM’s? Or maybe a developer installing different distributions of Linux? Think about the different IT departments an organization may have and what can be done to save time, money, and resources when they utilize virtual machines.