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To begin, Cloud computing is defined as IT resources including servers, databases, networking software, and other services that are available over the internet or the “cloud”. These resources are incredibly innovative and many businesses invest into them because they are flexible, and allow whole companies to have access to whatever information they please without needing to be on a company’s server. Some Pros of Cloud computing include easy and quick sign-up, allowing developers to quickly deploy their products. As previously mentioned, it also allows for better collaboration across a company, with advanced security, and data loss prevention measures. They also have automated software updates, so your company is always up to date with the most cutting-edge technology. Like all things, however, Cloud computing does have its’ cons as well. For one, because it is accessed over the internet, there is a chance for lagging. The most important to note is that Cloud computing services are at risk of data leakage, data hijacking, or hacking, and are just more susceptible to attacks. It is important to be cautious in shared environments so that your network is secure. 

If/else statements in JavaScript are used to direct code to make decisions. Before we learned about the JavaScript code, we went through the swim lanes, where we used a similar if/else method to visualize different scenarios. Like the functions in JavaScript, the if/else statements are also often used and popular. Decisions that are made are known as conditional statements, and those decisions are made based on if something is true or false. To receive a desirable result from JavaScript code, we use conditional operators. Conditional operators can be used to compare two or more things and receive a true or false answer. For conditional operators, we use different variations of = !&I symbols provided in our book. These statements can be just simple ones as well as very complex ones. More complex expressions can be written with variables, functions, raw values arranged by conditional operators. Eventually we will still get back the true or false result.

 

One’s digital identity refers to the image they’ve cultivated online, whether it be through actual images, online portfolios, a lack of internet presence, and overall online activities. Creating a professional digital identity has become more important with the increased reliance on technology to conduct business. It’s important to research yourself and see what others can see about you online.

I, personally, keep a very discreet online persona. I don’t use my full name, let alone my full first name, on anything that isn’t related to school, work, the government, or finances. A search of my full name won’t yield my social media profiles, where I also use different email addresses than my professional or school accounts. I’ve made a deliberate effort to erase most traces of myself online lol. The search does show results for my extended family, but I remain in the shadows (how I like it).

Other than functions are very popular, functions in JavaScript have an important place. Function groups up statements and can be reused to make coding less time-consuming. The function can take provided information, do various types of calculations with the information, and return the result. It is almost like an Excel formula, but unlike Excel, you can build the function as you like. In a way, function is just a math problem, like the ones we did in regular math class. Unlike a regular math problems, we introduce variables which stored numbers, we create a function to receive a sum of two variables and function adds numbers and returns a result for us. For easier use, later we can change just on number and use the same function to receive a new result. We can start writing the function code with the keyword function following with the actual name of the function.

A variable in JavaScript stores a value, which can be a string, number, letters or any other data type. Variables in JavaScript are labeled using the var, let, or const keyword, followed by a name in parentheses.
Once a variable is created, it can be given a value using the assignment operator (=). The value of a variable can be changed or updated at any time during the execution of a JavaScript program. Variables are essential in coding, since they allow developers to store and manage data.
We can create a variable like this example:
let variablename = 7;
Initialization is giving a value to a variable and if there is no value given to a variable it is called that it is declared.

JavaScript can also perform arithmetic operators. For these operations, we can use addition +, subtraction -, multiplication *, division /, remainder %, increment adds 1 to a variable ++.
decrement subtracts 1 from a variable – – ,

In JavaScript we also use concatenation where we connect two string into one.

Ransomware, and why are hospitals often targeted?
Ransomware is a form of malware. Digital criminals take over victim’s personal data and ask for a ransom if the victim wants his data back. Unfortunately, hospitals are popular targets for such activities. Hospitals in their modern day activities need data to perform. When doctors have to visit tenth in not hundreds of patients daily, it becomes impossible to remember patients data. Digitally recording patient data and using it to diagnoses or for prescription drugs is a typical process. However, if hospital workers don’t have access to this data, their hands are bind. And we have to remember that if and individual victim can wait and think about a plan of action, hospital patients don’t have such luxury. Time is crucial in most of these cases. Thus, hospitals usually prefer to pay ransom and don’t risk patients lives.
Unfortunately, solving this problem is hard, it is an ongoing battle since criminals update their digital weapons every time hospitals update their firewall.

Network effect relates to the relationship between goods and services and users. The higher number of users are out there, the higher is the value of the goods and services. The most famous and popular example of these phenomena is social media giant Facebook. In Facebook’s case, the social media provider was increasing its user base year after year, and its profits also were increasing. Higher user base gave Facebook an opportunity to reach an unprecedented amount of people. The more user the company had, the more ads were sold. An ad campaign targeted for a million people and an ad campaign targeting a billion people is not the same, and the profits are also huge. Not only Facebook but all stakeholders in these example benefited from the network effect. Facebook is the obviously main beneficiary. Other than Facebook, companies who used its marketing services were able to advertise and sell their product and service to billions of customers. And from the customers side they were also able to pick between those products since advertisements were from different sources.

Supply chain management is defined as the management of the flow of goods and services. It includes all the processes raw materials have to go through resulting in a final product. Supply chain management is incredibly crucial to businesses because it allows businesses to supply a product based on meeting the market demand. It decreases excess inventory and ultimately saves companies lots of money. Supply chains, however, are incredibly fragile for numerous reasons. A big reason, which we are seeing a lot of recently, are global shortages in lots are parts businesses need to build/ make their products. On top of that, supply chains are very sensitive to market changes, especially with inflation. Other variable causing supply chains to be considered “fragile” include (but are not limited to) factory closures, raising costs of importing and/or exporting, long wait times for deliveries, political issues, and so much more. As it relates to supply chain management, companies utilize RFID which stand for radio-frequency identification. RFID is incredibly benefificial for comapnies because it helps to improve inventory accuracy, provides data with asset management, company processes, and manufacturing equiptment. By giving companies a visual of their supply chain systen, it decreseases losses.