Week 9-Chapter 9

I think that this chapter was a very interesting one. It talked about the emerging trends and technologies which are changing all the time. From the Internet to cell phones to mobile television, everything changes so fast. This chapter is full of the ever-changing trends and technologies that we see now and will be seeing in the future. I enjoyed reading and learning about Chapter 9.

Week 8-Chapter 8

Chapter 8 was about protecting people and information. I think this chapter was the most eye-opening for me because of all the information that I learned about. I was always aware of identity theft, spam, etc. before this chapter but this chapter informed me on a lot of the threats and safeguards that I can encounter. This chapter was very beneficial to read and learn about because all the information is valuable and real to everyday life.

Week 7-Chapter 7

Chapter 7 was one of the more complex chapters for me. A lot of the material was new to me. Hardware and software infrastructure seems very complex and complicated. IT success metrics was also another new topic for me. I was not aware of the different kinds of metrics until this chapter such as efficiency and effectiveness metrics, web-centric metrics, etc. The chapter overall was very knowledgeable for me.

Week 6-Chapter 6

Chapter 6 was about systems development, the phases, tools, and techniques. I learned about the seven phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and what each phase entails. The chapter also talked about component-based development, selfsourcing, prototyping, and outsourcing. It was all very interesting to learn about. I have heard of some of the topics but never know much about them. Prototyping was one of my favorite topics to really learn about in this chapter.