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I don’t think one step is more important than any of the others. Without one of the steps, the others won’t succeed. If I had to pick one phase over the others where I would place special emphasis, it would be the analysis phase. You can do all the planning and investigating you want, and then assemble the system. But if you don’t take the time to see if what you are planning is actually what you need, you could waste a lot of time and money. When you look at how a system functions, and the role of the systems analyst, according to Stair and Reynolds (2014), everything flows through the systems analyst. So in design, analysis is probably one of the major keys to success.

A system is a series of procedures and routines that are designed to carry out a function. A system can also be a set of specific equipment, each with its own design and function, that come together to perform as a set. To develop a system, there must be an outlined purpose for the system which involves figuring out a purpose driven design. Once the system is created, it must be worked and tested to refine the results. Any shortcomings are identified and fixed, and the final product is implemented and maintained.

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A system is a program designed to help process data or complete tasks. There are generally 5 steps to developing new software investigation, analysis, design implementation and maintenance and review (Ralph Stair and George Reynolds, 2014). In the investigation phase the purpose for the new system must be defined and determined if it is worth undertaking. This stage is where the brainstorming occurs to determine what outputs are needed and what inputs will be required. The second phase is analysis where, how the program will solve the problem is determined.

Next would be the design phase, here we see the process by which the input will be looked at and processed to create the desired outputs. The fourth phase is implementation. In this phase the completed system is compiled and the training of the users is key to the success of the new software. The final and most important phase is maintenance and review. Even the best programmers will miss bugs or miss-intemperate the desired outcomes. With maintenance and review these bugs will be caught by the users, the programmers can fix them and update the system to fix these problems.

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Even though piracy has resulted in massive losses of revenue in the entertainment and software industry, it has created many jobs designed to combat it. I think it is a question of one's ethics. Let me present an analogy, piracy is similar to buying a book and photocopying it and passing it out to friends. The seller still received the money for the book, but missed out on the possibility of selling more books. It isn't as cut and dry as stealing. On the other hand, identity theft is blatantly wrong and often highlights the worst acts humanity is capable of committing.

"A rapidly growing area of identity theft involves child identity theft..." (Stair & Reynolds, 2014) This crime is more than just finding a new way into someone's wallet. Identity theft is extremely personal and can be devastating to one's personal finances and credit. To combat this increasingly popular crime, many banks provide new theft protection policies and have implemented better technology to reduce risk.

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Piracy directly affects the profitability of companies and software piracy is a direct blow to the software industry. Piracy can be described as the copying or the unauthorized use of another person’s or company’s work. This directly takes the flow money from the developer and in turn reducing the ability for further growth, development and any possibility of lowering cost of the software. There are also many risks involved in using pirated software and a few are: increased risk of exposure to a virus, being subject to fines for copyright infringement, and the risk of potential public and private embarrassment. I don’t know anyone who has had their identity stolen but I have had my identity stolen in 2005 while I was in boot camp. As a result of this, someone graciously gave $25,000 of debt as a present for graduation. For a long time I never knew the importance of computer security and I my home computer networked through my house to be able control many things with my cellphone. One day my neighbor called me and said I should really think about strengthening the security of my network and he started turning things on an off in the house from across the street. That was a valuable lesson for me because at that point almost anyone with a small amount of common sense would have been able to download an app that is available on the android market that searches and cracks Wi-Fi passwords for users to steal internet.