MN504 Networked Application Management

Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping)

The purpose of this assignment is to develop skills of analysing critically, and problem solving in regard to Networked Application Management (NAM). Students will be able to complete the following ULOs:

a. Perform a literature review on modern network applications and management;

b. Analyse common and emerging types of middleware to design and manage networked applications;

Assignment Description

A report containing a complete discussion and analysis of the given topic in the required context  needs to be submitted on Moodle. The report must have following parts:

Part 1: Bitcoin & Ripple

The students explore Bitcoin & Ripple by reviewing the literature on the internet as papers, book chapters, independent scholarly reports of experts, and research based videos. Students participating in the PBL are taught how to do the critical thinking for review of literature. At least three articles related to the technology supporting Ripple need to be analysed in depth by discussing the overall contribution, scope and limitations of each research work. Following aspects related to Ripple must be discussed:

? Architecture
? Features
? Challenges

Part 2: Applications of Bitcoin

Students need to discuss at least 2 applications in EACH of the following domains supported by Bitcoin:

? As a platform
? As a system of record

Part 3: Compare Bitcoin and Ripple

Bitcoin and Ripple are the two biggest giants of the cryptocurrency world. Bitcoin (BTC) was the first coin and Ripple (XRP) came in a few years earlier. Discuss in detail similarities and differences between the two.

Turnitin Submission

All assignments should be submitted via Turnitin and the similarity reports should be looked at carefully before the due-date, as students should make sure that there is no plagiarism of any type.