The discussion assignment for this week will be planning for the preparation of the individual components in your procedures manual and utilization of design elements such as images, formatted text boxes, lists, headers, spacing, and color. Good design principles assist with producing a procedures manual that is understandable for multiple audiences while supporting multiple learning styles. Complete the following for this assignment:

• Research the library and the Internet for information on suggested steps or checklists for planning preparation of a procedures manual.
• Develop a checklist for preparing the procedures manual
• Identify the document design elements you will you use in your guide, and explain why you will use them.
• Respond to 2 of your fellow classmates with a reply of at least 100 words.

From Chapter 12, page 379 WEB-BASED CASE STUDY, THE FUTURE OF LIFE INSTITUTE.  Read the case and answer all questions .

Elon-Musk donated $10 million to a foundation called the Future of Life Institute.  The institute published an open letter from an impressive array of AI experts who call for careful research into how humanity can reap the benefits of AI “while avoiding its pitfalls.”  Go online and find out about the institute’s initiatives.  What are its primary goals?  How can humans establish and maintain careful oversight of the work carried out by robots?  How valid are Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Stephen Hawking’s concerns?  What other concerns should the public bear in mind as the technological revolution advances?

Sources:  Future of Life Institute.  http://futureoflife.org

https://www.cnet.com/

Right click the link above and open it in a new tab or window. You may also right click and copy the hyperlink and paste it into the address like of Chrome or Firefox.

CNET is a great website for technology news and review. Their About Us page states, “CNET tells you what’s new in tech, culture and science, why it matters, how it works and what you need. Our global team works 24/7 to explore and explain the changing world around us. You can depend on CNET for news, commentary, analysis, features, FAQs, advice, hands-on reviews, buying guides, amazing photography and fun and informative videos.”

We want you to read at least one article or view a video about hardware (not software). Then write a brief summary (or create a short presentation) summarizing the article using MS Word or PowerPoint. Brief means no less than 10 sentences but not more than one page. Make sure to cite your source properly.

Post this summary to the Hardware Assignment discussion board. Read at least one other student’s summary on hardware and provide a peer review. A peer review is an evaluation of another student’s academic work. This could include but is not limited to taking a stand on the topic and providing evidence for/against it; providing additional information on the other student’s topic; posing questions about the topic and possible answers; demonstrating your understanding or application of the topic with examples. You may need to cite a source in your reply. Remember that if the information does not come out of your own head, you need to cite it. The summary is work 35 points and the review 15 for a total of 50 points for this assignment.

Use SQL Management Studio to create a database called ITCO630_P1.MDF. Be sure to store the database in a location that you will remember. Add the following tables and data to the database. Use the appropriate field types and lengths for the tables.

Create the following queries and save them all in a file called ITCO630_P1.SQL. Please note that you can execute individual queries in a query file by highlighting the lines that you want to execute before running the script. Define what database to use with a USE statement.

• Get the full details of the employee table.
• Get the full details of the employees who work in store S2.
• Get the full details of the promotions with a budget greater than $100,000.
• Get the employee number and promotion number for employees with unknown (NULL) jobs who work on promotion P2.
• Using a subquery, get the first and last names of the employees who work in the Orange Appeal store.
• Using a subquery, get full details of all the employees whose stores are located in Orlando.

Detach the database and create a zip file called ITCO630_P1.ZIP including the associated log file and the query file. After creating the zip file, reattach the database.

Please submit your assignment.

A

Mobile devices have become the de facto standard for communication. Almost all adults in first world countries use one or more mobile devices for work, entertainment, and communication. This means that there are many more devices on a given network and the Internet as a whole, further establishing the fact that there are many more opportunities for hackers to gain access to personal and private information. Mobile devices come with their own ways of protecting personal resources. Describe at least four different types of network security defenses that mobile operating systems provide in order to keep personal data safeguarded. Also, answer the question of who is ultimately responsible for securing personal data: the operating system vendor, or those who own the device hosting the operating system?

B

With mobile operating system attacks on the rise, it is going to be necessary to develop new solutions to mitigate cybersecurity threats. Most solutions that exist take on the form of pre-existing solutions that were meant to be used with desktop and server type operating systems. Thus, embedded operating systems are only just now starting to see their own utilities and solutions being born out of necessity. Describe some of the tools used to protect embedded operating system assets, and add your own personal opinion of how you feel embedded operating system security should be handled in the future.