MIS 589 Discussions Week 1 - 7 (Bundle)

Eureka! is a telephone- and Internet-based concierge service that specializes in obtaining things that are hard to find (e.g., Super Bowl tickets, first-edition books from the 1500s, Fabergé eggs). It currently employees 60 staff members who work 24 hours per day (over three shifts). Staff members ...

City School District (mini-case): City School district is a large urban school district that operates 27 schools serving 22,000 students from kindergarten through grade 12. All schools are networked into a regional WAN that connects the schools to the district central office and each other. The dist...

1. Biometric System: Explain how biometric systems can improve security? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using biometric systems? Are there privacy issues with biometric systems? 2.Explain how biometric systems can improve security? Are there privacy issues with biometric systems?

Computer dynamics is a microcomputer software development company that has a 300-computer network. The company is located in three adjacent five-story buildings in an office park with about 100 computers in each building. The LANs in each building are similar, but one building has the data center in...

1. Explain one reason why you might experience long response times in getting a web page from a server in your own city? How would you check the Internet connection speed from your computer?

Sally’s Shoes (mini case): Sally Smith runs a shoe store in the mall that is about 30 feet by 50 feet in size, including a small office and a storage area in the rear. The store has one inventory computer in the storage area and one computer in the office. She is replacing the two cash registers w...