Final Project

Nova Southeastern University

College of Engineering and Computing

Winter 2025 - Master Level Course

Term Code: 202530 – CRN: 30675 Sec: L01 Cr: 3.0

Dates: 8 weeks: 01/06/2025 - 03/02/2025

MSIT 650 Platform and Network Tech (3 Credits)

Final Exam

Final is due at the end of the course, submitted to Canvas under Final

Make sure you provide enough detail to your answer to show you understand the

question, simple answers (no detail) or 1 or 2 sentences as answers will be worth very

little. Most answers are about ½ page each at a minimum

1) We all have heard of “cloud computing”, What is the difference between cloud

computing and client/server computing. What types of resources are used on

each, what kind of applications, and what type of security is supported by each?

2) Linux has many file systems, one is called a Journaling file system, what are the

advantages and disadvantages of this file system, how large can it be, what is the

impact on the operating system as far as “housekeeping” and are there any

security features. Explain when one would use this file system as a choice over

any other offered on a standard Linux distribution.

3) Explain the differences between a Master boot record (MBR), Master File Table

(MFT) and Basic Input/output System (BIOS) and a Hardware abstraction layer

(HAL). Are there any similarities or overlapping responsibilities?

4) What are the differences between a virtual desktop, virtual machine and virtual

server? In what conditions would you use one of the other? Which has the

largest domain (Pervasiveness) and why?

5) Of the types of Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL), which is the most common?

which is the fastest? which has the longest distance? How do the speeds of DSL

compare to a T1 line?

6) RPC, remote procedure calls, enable service and software on one computer to use

services and software on a different computer. The group responsible of

architecture structure in these cases is the Object Management Group (OMG)

formed in 1989; the intent was to encourage the adoptions of distributed object

systems in order to gain the benefits of object-oriented programming for software

development. One of their systems that advocated the use of open systems was

the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) What are the main

components of CORBA’s language independent RMI framework?

7) Web Services is a major component of cloud computing, A web-service is a self-

describing, self-contained software module available via a network, such as the

internet. We have all heard of web-based applications and use them every day in

accessing the internet. What are the differences between web services and web

applications?

8) Explain what Pervasive computing mean? Give an example of how it is used and

what environment is its domain.

9) Explain the differences between a page file and a swap file. Give an example of

both, how they are used and what are the conditions in which they are used.

What is the relationship between a swap file, a page file and virtual memory?

10) Of the major operating systems today and after taking this course, Between

Microsoft, Apple and Linux, which do you like best and why?

11) Explain the Disadvantages of Cloud Based computing in comparison to

Server Hardware enclosed in a company’s Intranet.

12) Describe an example where a router would be required over a switch,

explain why?

13) Is the OSI model currently in use today in networking architecture, if you

believe yes, then explain the architecture in which it is deployed, if the answer is

No, explain why this is so.

14) Does IPv6 require IPv4? Explain why or why not.

15) What is the fastest wireless standard today, (in Bits per second)

16) Are we going to run out of MAC addresses, explain why or why not?

17) What do you have to do to create your own domain name on the internet?

18) Explain the difference between HTTP, HTTPS, and HTML.

19) Is the Physical layer of the OSI model and the Access Layer of the TCP/IP

model the same, explain why or why not, are the layers Hardware or software?