Essays on Peer-to-peer

Abstract

Stress is one of the most prevalent psychological conditions in the contemporary world, yet also one of the most misunderstood. Millions of people suffer from some form of stress in their lives, but few understand that not only is it an abnormality but it can also be successfully managed to lead quality lives. The most common catalyst for stress is work, where people are subjected to high-pressure situations that, if poorly handled can trigger the onset of short-term or long-term susceptibility to stress. For emergency response personnel, stress is a part of routine operations, and research has shown that ...

Vulnerability Assessments

There are various vulnerabilities and network security loopholes present within the organization’s network; Peer to Peer network, Netgear MR814 router, the type of cable modem used by the organization (Motorola SB3100), and Microsoft Outlook and web applications. These network security vulnerabilities present different security loopholes that can be exploited by malicious attackers to gain access to the organization's network and cause a series of unwanted effects [2]. The organization employs the use of a network topology that can be easily compromised by malicious attackers. The current peer to peer network configuration of the organization’s system presents a ...

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CONTENTS I. Background3 II. St. Regis Mumbai: Strategy & Implementation: Overview...5 II.I. External Operation Environment: Opportunities & Threats6 II.II. Internal Operation Environment: Strengths & Weaknesses..7 II.III. SWOT Chart...8 III. St. Regis Mumbai Strategy: Evaluation..9 III.I. St. Regis Mumbai Strategy: Mission & Objectives9 III.II. St. Regis Mumbai Strategy: Business Model9 III.III. St. Regis Mumbai Strategy in Theory..10 III.IV. Recommendations11 IV. Conclusion..12

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St. Regis Mumbai: Strategy Implementation Analysis I. BACKGROUND St. Regis has a global presence of 58 hotels in four continents: North America, Africa, Asia and Europe in 23 countries ("Global St. Regis Hotel List," n.d.). St. Regis Mumbai, one of St. Regis's hotels ...

The emergence of digital currencies and their rapid expansion into international financial markets and the lives of common people has been nothing but a substantial shake-up for the global financial sector. These digital or virtual currencies, often known as cryptocurrencies, employ cryptography to secure and authenticate transactions, as well as to administer the creation of new units. Today, both youngsters and older people know the Bitcoin benefits and Ethereum features: they are decentralized and operate on a peer-to-peer network, giving users more independence and near-absolute anonymity.

In recent years, digital currencies have grown in popularity, and their use has spread beyond ...

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Environment Scan4

Internal Operation Environment7 Strategies & Justification8 Organizational Change: Reflections..10

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Airbnb: A Strategic Analysis BACKGROUND The hospitality business is changing. In contrast to a conventional model of corporate-controlled business model offering a broad range of hospitality services to consumers largely defined within limited geographical spreads, peer-to-peer hospitality enterprises are disrupting hospitality business into an innovative model. The peer-to-peer model cuts across different hospitality services but, for current purposes, main focus remains on accommodation services. Of all short-stay, peer-to-peer companies, Airbnb is probably most prominent and, for that matter, most controversial. Founded based on limited property offerings in specific areas ...

Sharing economy is also called a peer economy, as it is based on the peer-to-peer principle which grants a common access to the online offered goods and services. Sharing business allows anyone from any place in the world to order absolutely any product or service, starting from borrowing a pen to renting a house. Besides that, this new type of economy permits any person to become a retailer, and later an entrepreneur. Mostly, sharing economy is popular for the products which are expensive to be purchased, but are highly demanded, like accommodation or vehicles (“The rise of the sharing ...

Introduction

The companies are progressively moving towards the use of technology for their business. This move helped them to grow their business by decreasing the functional cost along with improved customer service. In addition to it, this step also puts them on the risks related to their data and network security. This document will provide the complete analysis of vulnerabilities present in the network and the policies that should be implemented to reduce the network security threats.

Vulnerability Assessments

The firm is currently not following the standards and policies vital to secure the data and network. The firm is using the NETGEAR ...

Computer Networks

When two or more processing are connected together either to share any resource like printer, data exchange or electronic communication, it is called a network. There are many different ways in which the computers and devices can be connected to each other in the network including cables, radio waves, infrared, satellites, etc (Tanenbaum 1). There are two possible types of networks; peer to peer and server based which is mostly called client-server network. In peer to peer network, computers are connected in a group for the purpose of sharing data/ information, and resources. There is no controller or a ...

Well connected cities mean efficient sharing of resources. The new circumstances today are amplifying cities as new platforms for sharing housing, food, transportation and other goods. New technologies and needs encourage supply and demand at the peer-to-peer level.1.1 SHAREABLE TRANSPORTATIONShareable transportation is a smarter way to lower pollution and utilize transportation resources fully.1.1.1 Car sharing solutions lower economic and environmental costs and some examples are Car sharing companies, Ridesharing, and Public Bike sharing, that are an efficient and economically feasible solution. Carsharing vehicles should be given car sharing parking zones near public transit facilities and exemptions to parking limits ...

1. Explain how a denial-of-service attack works. How and why are these attacks effective in their goals? Who would be the primary targets for these types of attacks?

A denial of service attack (DoS attack) is a type of attack on a machine or a network of machines that is intended to make certain resources unavailable for use for the the users who are generally meant to be the intended users. There are a variety of different ways that a denial of service attack can be carried out, but the purpose is the same: to disrupt the proper functioning of a machine or a network. If a ...

Ocper, Inc. is currently using the peer-to-peer model as a means of networking on the office floor. The peer-to-peer model is a suitable option for companies that have few computers, ideally below 10. As Ocper, Inc. has 20 computers a better option for them would be to switch to the client-server network model. Adding on, as the company is considering expansion as part of their future plan, the peer-to-peer model will cause performance and administrative problems (Posey, 2000). In the peer-to-peer all computers have an equal amount of authorization power, and the network is inflexible. Along with this, peer-to-peer lacks security as ...

1. Discuss the role of networks within different organizations and the resource implications of networks.

Of late, networks have become a principal mode of data transmission helping in collaboration, dissemination of knowledge, creative reproduction and gathering resources to undertake research. The networking system is integral to organizational function. Within different organizations, networks play the following roles:

- The network of an organization helps the employees increase their productivity by allowing them exchange ideas quickly. - It keeps the employees connected all the time from anywhere by allowing them remote access. - As there are several computers connected to a ...

1.) You are the network administrator for a new company that has 10 users and plans to add five more users within a year. The files need to be accessed by all 10 users and each user must have different security rights. What kind of network would you installs and how would the pieces and components of this network relate to each other? Define each component.

This is a client/server network type since it constitutes two parties whereby the one party is the server and the other party is the client to whom the service is being offered to. This is a type ...

Types of Architectures

Computer architecture is a field in computer science used to describe the functions, organization and the process of implementing computer system. Any computer-based data system consists of different elements namely: data element, hardware element, and software element. The data element is the ultimate representation of factual and observatory elements of a computer. Information is processed by the system and produces the data that is deemed useful to the user. Information may assume different forms: image, text, sounds, and numbers. The hardware element processes information and executes instructions provided to the system. It stores data by moving it maneuvering it between the ...

Abstract

In this paper we will show how the basic tools of statistics and probability theory are applied to a real world problem. The purpose of the assignment is to predict the price of Bitcoin based on the gathered data. The research is based on a multiple regression analysis. There are several models are developed and the best is chosen as a result.

Introduction

In 2009, someone using the pen-name Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”. The goal of this new peer-to-peer(“P2P”) system was to help solve the problems of double spending and trust present in standard electronic ...

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Effects of Hookah Smoking A hookah is a water pipe used to smoke (usually) flavored tobacco which is specifically made for this purpose. It has various names in various languages, such as water pipe, narghile, argileh, shisha, hubble-bubble, goza and etc. The origin of the device dates back to the 16th century in Persia. Today, hookah bars and cafes are gaining popularity around the world, including Britain, France, Middle East, Russia and the United States. Hookah smoking has now become a trend and Hookah itself has been classified as a socially-acceptable drug, with countries all over the ...

The use of bitcoins

Bitcoin is a form of currency that was created in 2009, and which is not issued by any central bank. The transactions that are made using this currency do not have middle men which imply that there is no use of banks. Bitcoin transactions do not have transaction fees, and a user does not need to provide real names. There is no physical bitcoin, but rather computers are used to create them. All those computers that create them form a network that serves to confirm the transactions that are made with bitcoins, without the help of MasterCard, Visa, or any local bank. ...

In his presentation, Benner (2003) argues strategic pastoral counseling and psychological advise share a long history in help-seeking endeavors. Yet, distinctions arise betwwen both areas when pastoral counseling is adequately placed in a broader context of soul care. According to Benner, five forms of soul care should be integral to any Christian church life namely, pastoral ministry, pastoral care, pastoral counseling and spiritual direction. This reaction on pastoral counseling lays particular emphasis on friendship as a cardinal precept in community-based vis-à-vis pastoral-based counseling in light of recent developments of community concepts and expanding peer sharing and learning strategies. Given growing ...

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Peer-to-Peer Networks

A peer-to-peer (P2P) network is formed when multiple computers are connected with each other and share common resources without involving any separate server. A P2P network can be of different forms; it can be computers connected via a Universal Serial Bus to transfer files on a temporary basis or a permanent network. A P2P network can be a permanent and large infrastructure linking more than a dozen computers in the office. P2P network can be on a grand scale as well consisting of special protocols, applications and direct relationships amongst internet users. ...

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Senior Associate, Corporate & Compliance Solutions, Thomson Reuters Abstract Advancing technology has hit the entertainment industry really hard, as music and video files are transferred between computers at the speed of current. Peer to peer downloads have become the norm of this information age and are threatening to take over the copyright regime which has customarily secured the economic rights of artists and producers in equal measure. This article examines the developments in copyright law in its fights against piracy and suggests the possible way forward to restore parity. Keywords: Copyright, Peer to peer, P2P, piracy, audio, ...

Introduction

Spotify is a music provider company that provides music online. The users need to register to Spotify either by connecting it through facebook or by registering their e-mail id. There is a vast choice of music available that can be streamed to computer of any smart gadget in minutes. All the tracks are legally available and the music that is unauthorized to be broadcasted in a particular geographical region, it is eliminated through Digital Rights Management (DRM). The users can choose free tier or a Premium tier by paying around £3.19 and get music advertisement free and at a higher bit rate. The users ...

Since the Internet has appeared, our culture has enriched with phenomenon of «chat». Chat has quickly become a new type of leisure, and a new way of communicating. In the pre-computer era analog to instant messaging did not exist. Chat can be considered as a space for the lazy: it is not necessary either to go somewhere or to meet with someone. The popular chat always have characters who are ready to join with you online. There are a lot of programs for communication through the Internet. I think that any user came across with such phenomena as ICQ, MSN or Yahoo ...

Emerging issues in the current times have often presented numerous challenges and threats but also opportunities for the military as an organization. This has largely been driven by circumstances that transcend beyond the normal military thresholds; making it even more likely that the defense forces may be called on to function or operate under varying conditions. Additionally, technology and innovation are calling the shots every day, thereby reshaping the landscape of the military as an organization. Such innovations and technology are meant to multiply as well as intensify the military overall objectives that every actor will achieve. A recent ...

Abstract

In this thesis, the security concerning the near-field communication and its applications will be investigated. A thorough risk assessment is performed on the threats, attacks and the fraud scenarios related to NFC. It goes on to argue against the statement as per the standard that NFC is safe by its design, because it works in close proximity only. It discusses the possibility of eavesdropping along with other possible hack attacks. The impact of the attacks is analyzed and the best possible solutions are discussed. It goes without any debate that the first and the foremost authentication that needs to ...

PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 allows for roving wiretaps similar to the ECPA, effectively enabling spies to intercept a suspect’s electronic and wire communications associated to suspect conduct under the PATRIOT Act 2000, regardless of their location. This helps track suspects who move from phone booth, handset or computer to computer multiple times in order to foil tacking efforts. Roving wiretapping necessitates interception of email communications (without naming the communications carrier and other third parties involved in the tap). Section 209 allows stored voice mail to be treated as data as defined under section 2703 as against intercepts ...

Information Security Threats and Vulnerabilities

In computing, the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networking is based on a distributed architecture to balance the work load among peers. In Peer-to-Peer networking, the organizations share and distribute the requisite files, videos and audios to the stakeholders. Despite various benefits, the utilization of the Peer-to-Peer networking also associates risks to the data and application of the security consulting firm. Keeping in view the given scenario, the security consulting firm is utilizing the Peer-to-Peer networking solution to distribute promotional audios and videos to their customers. And the security firm is increasing the business tremendously, utilizing the Peer-to-Peer networking solution and satisfying their ...

Introduction

According to Larribeau (15) internet is an expansive tool for doing research, sharing information with people in different geographic regions, and keeping up to date with the current trend in the world. Internet has managed to revolutionize how people communicate as they share and locate information. The electronic mail is the standard of companies use to contact clients as the world relies on the internet so as to ensure efficiency in business. Historically, Johnson (5) considers the internet as open and free medium while in the present world users of the internet access this facility on an equal ...

Introduction

The internet has affected many industries with the ease of access to information and the enhancement of communication channels. The media has also been affected by the internet. With the ease of getting information from the internet, the media content is becoming easy to get. One of the disadvantages that the internet has brought to the media industry is the piracy which has been made more profound with the use of this new technology. The internet has become a medium through which media content can be accessed and abused. This is becoming an issue to the content producers. The artists ...

Introduction

The concept of shared resources among computing machines was initially introduced during the late 1980s and the early 1990s. Organizations used to work on mainframe centric systems before then. With time, the platform shifted to distributed client server systems. The client server model experienced popularity due to the fact that it made collaborative computing easier, manageable and practical. Additionally, the model also cut costs for organizations since it was cheaper than the older systems. In a computer network, there are two or more computers or devices that share resources with each other. Organizations and individuals deploy different types of ...

Introduction

Cyberbullying is an increasingly serious issue in today’s society. The internet has given bullies a new, arguably more effective avenue to unleash terror and intimidation on their victims. Youth are the most vulnerable demographic group affected by cyber bullies, understandably because they comprise the biggest population of social media users. Owing to the seriousness of the issue, it is imperative that stakeholders try to devise measures to minimize cyberbullying with a view to protecting the victims who are almost always the young, unsuspecting internet users. This essay argues that although some analysts state that parents are to blame for increased ...

1 (A) The needs and wants that will be solved by Bitcoin include: - Self-esteem - Security of resources - Security of property The need of self-esteem is satisfied because of the fact that the consumer will use bitcoin to pay for a service or product. They will be satisfied with the service of the achievement of the product. The service could be offered by an institution which accepts payments through bitcoin. It could be an online or offline service or product. The use of bitcoin could be used to purchase this service and product. ...

Networking is the ability to makes the information transformed from one computer to another with the help of the data cables or through a wireless means. The article describes the implementation and the connections management of the Ethernet Audio which facilitates the connection, control of the multimedia system. AES-64 can be defined as a standard used for the discovery, enumeration, connection management and control of multimedia network devices. Network audio system is very vital in the life of a consumer since it makes the way of communication a bit efficient and easy to implement when it comes to that initiative. Normally, the ...

Introduction

Xbox One is a console that is used for games and is an innovation and manufactured by Microsoft. This development is an improvement to the Xbox 360 and is the third console development in the overall Xbox family. This game console was announced on 21 May 2013 and released to Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the remaining parts of Europe. Xbox One network game console is regarded as an all-in-one entertainment and poses a major competition to such popular game platforms like Apple TV and Google TV platforms. There are limitations that led to the development of this ...

Bitcoin is term that was not well known in the last four years. It was a term that was only used by few people over the internet. With time it is the term that the world has come to know as the first world’s completely decentralized virtual currency (Buttyan & Hubaux, 2001). This currency has become the largest economy compared to some of the economies of the smaller worlds. Bitcoin also abbreviated as BTC reached its high note in 2013 April with a value of $260 just from pennies in the previous years. Currently, the market value of BTC is valued ...

The concept of shared resources among the machines was first introduced during an era of late 1980s and early 1990s. First, organizations used to work on mainframe-centric systems but with time, the platform shifted to distributed client server systems. Client Server model experienced popularity due to the reason that they makes collaborative computing easier, manageable and practical. In addition to their working benefits, client server model also cut costs for the organization in comparison to the older systems. In a computer network, there are two or more computers or devices that share resources with each other. Organizations and individuals ...

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Social media has a great role to play in any industry today and continues to play a key part in the consumer travel experience. Consumers need to have information on various hotels and restaurants available for booking, and the ongoing engagements while enjoying their tour. The use of social media in the hospitality industry has many impacts as shown on this discussion. The analysis focuses on both positive and negative impacts of social media on the hospitality industry. The positive effects of social media in the hospitality ...

INTRODUCTION

Internet is arguably the most vital and central infrastructure for the daily economic life of every citizen. Few technological enhancements hold as much potential to change the productivity, come up with jobs and enhance life quality of many internet users. With wireless services that are growing by the day, there is a need to have wireless networks. Wireless networks are becoming essential services for many people. With wireless networks comes security. Security is an important factor when connectivity is concerned. Important data is stored in devices that are connected. The whole is advancing to the transforming from the dial up ...

The telecommunication industry has devised different ways of sending information from one point to another. The optical telecommunication systems use light as media of sending information while the radio communication systems use radio signals. The duplex communication system allows people to send information on both sides simultaneously. The hypertext transfer protocol is a transfer technology used over the internet to send unencrypted data. Transferring of encrypted data is done through the secure hypertext transfer protocol (https). The secure hypertext transfer protocol reduces chances of people eavesdropping or reading the message transmitted over the internet. The web developer uses the ...

So how bad is music sharing? Music sharing in the 21st century is something that anyone can do with a computer and blank CDs. In the past, people had to buy music by going to a music store. Today, with technology advancement, sharing of music is as easy as copy and paste (Kaplan). Free music became very popular in the late nineties and early two thousand. With the help of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, illegal music copying was affecting record companies’ sales by huge margins. The music industry began to sue P2P applications that supported sharing of illegal audio. Around the same ...

Introduction

Internet started in the end of last century but extended its range around the world in few years. It is considered as an essential of running almost every business around the world. The use of internet is not limited to commercial use by businesses but it is also extensively used by domestic users for socializing with others and downloading contents from internet for their use. There are various forms of data that may be required by users according to their requirements. These forms of data may include music, movies, and software files . There may be various aspects of ...

The ping function is an inbuilt command used by a computer to access a certain resource on the internet by command. The most common ping function is done from the command window in Microsoft windows operating systems. This function allows a person to send a command to a certain internet connection (IP address) and receive a reply from the pinged resource or device (ftp.arl.army.mil/~mike/ping.htm, paragraph 2).

In the ping function, a computer sends a command to the device it wants to access or resource and waits for a reply. The reply time varies according to the strength of the connection and the connectivity if it is done ...

The English law and U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions regarding authorization of copyright infringement seems to differ. This is evident from the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc v Grokster Ltd and treatment of a similar case under English law. This paper will critically examine how this case could have been viewed under the English law. The paper will, first, review the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court and then compare these views with Judgments of a similar case under the English law. The judgment of the U.S. Supreme Court in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc v Grokster ...

Internet conferencing is an aspect of technology that has been in existence, not for long. However, a part of the whole package of internet-based conferencing, called web conferencing had been in existence long before the use of the internet came into the picture. Web conferencing has all to do with audio and video communications on the web making live meetings and calls possible over the web. This is considered a cost effective means of communication mostly within the internal, but not excluding the external environments of a company in a bid to eliminate the physical meetings that may inconvenience other plans or lead ...

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING

Introduction

Computer networking is a term that is used to refer to the interconnection of computers so as to facilitate communication and share resources. Computer networks can be classified according to a variety of characteristics such as the medium which is used to transport data. Networks can also be classified depending on the method of connection used. We can have wired computer networks or wireless computer networks. A wired computer network uses cables to interconnect different computers in the setup while the wireless networks do not use any kind of physical connection. In wireless networks we can use Bluetooth, infrared rays ...

The features of spotify and its abilities

Accessibility of portable music has come a long way, from the invention of music records to the use of cds .The music industry is prone to change and the introduction of spotify has taken it a notch higher. Spotify a company that originates from Sweden is the new way of accessing music thorough the internet. The creations of iphones and iPods seemed to be the greatest invention for music lovers around the world (Yoon 28).People could now download their favorite music in these devices and listen to their favorite music whenever they wanted. The introduction of ITunes into the industry further ...