Patrick J. Wasson

Computers operate in both the physical and virtual world. The physical world is the actual hardware that runs on things like electricity and magnetism. The virtual is the actual Operating System and the software installed on the OS, which runs entirely on binary (1’s and 0’s). The operating system must bridge this gap between electricity and…[Read more]

You answer is very good Yang Li. Overall, I think you covered what I am looking for. Just remember that it is the Control Unit withing the Processor that move instructions to/from memory. Memory itself does not move anything as it is simply a holding area for instructions to be sent to/from the processor.

Hi Wenlin,

Web Application is a unique type of IT Security since the attacks are designed to exploit flaws in the application code. SQL injection specifically takes advantage of the code that works directly with the database.

Since web applications are made available to the public, security devices such as firewalls can be bypassed since…[Read more]

Hi Wenlin,

The essay question as well as the answer is just an example. You do not necessarily need to answer it in such great detail. I am looking for you to convey that you grasp the underlying concepts behind what we have covered in this class.

Pat

Hi Fangzhou,

A sample question would be:

1) Write a C# statement that compares what name was entered into a textbox. If the name is “John” then place the value of MIS into a variable called Major. If the name is “Pat” set the value of major to Finance.

Coding requirements will cover:

 C# Coding
• Variables, Classes, Obj…[Read more]

Hi Wenlin,

Here are some sample questions:

1) The following code will add a value of 3 to the “count” variable: True or False -> False

int count = 1;
int count2 = 3
count = count + count

2) The following statement is false about hard drives: Answer is C
a. The use spinning platters
b. The use magnetism to store…[Read more]

Hi Wenlin,

Here are some sample questions:

1) The following code will add a value of 3 to the “count” variable: True or False -> False

int count = 1;
int count2 = 3
count = count + count

2) The following statement is false about hard drives: Answer is C
a. The use spinning platters
b. The use magnetism to store…[Read more]

Hi Yang,

Please describe some of the attempts your made in the assignment. Even if you are unable to gain access I am looking for you to describe your methodology in terms of how you approached the attack.

Pat

Thanks for the info Paul and Fred!