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Case Study Case Study: Arbitrage in the Government Bond Market? Directions: The case write-up should be no more than five pages, double-spaced and answer the following four questions. Case Questions: 1) Create the two synthetic bonds described in the case. How should the price of these synthetics relate to the […]

MIS 589 Week 7     MIS 589 Week 7 Although we have discussed how the Internet has been an invaluable tool for organizations and people across the world, it has also had adverse impacts on these same groups. From identity theft to denial-of-service attacks, networking technology is being harnessed […]

MIS 589 Week 6     MIS 589 Week 6. The Internet is easily the mostly widely used and accessible network in the world. But how is it constructed? Many say the Internet is simply many separate networks connected together. Read Chapter 10 and look under the hood to see […]

MIS 589 Week 5 MIS 589 Week 5: Backbone and Wireless Networks – Discussion Backbone Network Components  MIS 589 Week 5. Your textbook explains that there are two basic components of a backbone network, those components being a cable and hardware device. Business processes and needs ultimately drive the type […]

MIS 589 Week 4   MIS 589 Week 4. At the heart of the networking layer is addressing. IP addressing is used to locate computers and other network devices across the Internet. Currently, IPv4 is the dominant network addressing standard used on the Internet and within organizations. The problem is […]

MIS 589 Week 3   MIS 589 Week 3. As you may have discovered by reading your textbook, there are two sub-layers that operate at the data link layer. The media access control (MAC) sub-layer controls the hardware, so let’s focus on that aspect. The two approaches to media access […]

MIS 589 Week 2 MIS 589 Week 2: Physical Layer and LANs – Discussion LAN Topology (Graded) In order to understand a LAN you need to understand all the parts involved in constructing one. Discuss each of the components of a LAN as described in the textbook and in your […]

Week 1 Quiz Week 1 Quiz (Multiple Choice) (TCO A)This layer is responsible for translating electrical pulses into data. (TCO A)A(n) _____ is a set of rules that determine what a layer would do and provides a clearly defined set of messages that software at the layer needs to understand. […]

MIS 589 Week 1 As you will discover this week through your studies, communications have gone through some major changes throughout history. Explain how information systems from the 1980s differ from information systems today. What networking and communications changes were introduced in the past decade (2000s), and what were their […]

MIS 589 Week 1 As you will discover this week through your studies, communications have gone through some major changes throughout history. Explain how information systems from the 1980s differ from information systems today. What networking and communications changes were introduced in the past decade (2000s), and what were their […]