IT Related Questions

Task 1: 300 words with 2-3 references

A. Give a summary of the pre-installation tasks that you need to perform before installing Oracle Database 12c on Red Hat Enterprise.

B. What is the OFA? Explain how you would use OFA to set up the file system for creation of an Oracle database with two instances? Also, what three groups of users would you create in Unix/Linux before installing the software? Explain briefly what each group does.

Task 2: 300 words with 2-3 references

Installing a relational management system within an organization is a major project. What pre-requisites and decisions should be considered prior to installation? Examples include policies and procedures regarding security and backups; how the system is supported, who support the system. Please expand upon these examples as well as provide new items.

Task 3: 300-350 Words with 2-3 references

Most cyber-attacks happen because vulnerabilities in system or application software. Buffer Overflow, SQL Injection, Code/OS Command Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgery and Race Conditions are very common vulnerabilities. (Refer to both NIST/DHS and MITRE databases of common vulnerabilities (http://nvd.nist.gov/cwe.cfm; http://cwe.mitre.org/top25/).) For this conference, explain what a specific vulnerability is, describe a famous attack that leveraged it (For example, the Morris worm leveraged the buffer overflow vulnerability), and how it can be prevented/minimized.