This proposes is a Privacy-aware Personal Data Storage,
able to automatically take privacyaware decisions on third parties access requestsin
accordance with user preferences. The system relies on active learning complemented
with strategies to strengthen user privacy protection. As discussed in the paper, we run
several experiments on a realistic dataset exploiting a group of 360 evaluators. The
obtained results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach. We plan to extend
this work along several directions. First, we are interested to investigate how P-PDS
could scale in the IoT scenario, where access requests decision might depend also on
contexts, not only on user preferences. Also, we would like to integrate P-PDS with
cloud computing services (e.g., storage and computing) so as to design a more powerful
P-PDS by, at the same time, protecting users privacy.
The math behind Smadex
The limits of Fixed CPA acquisition
Smadex analyzes hundreds of first and third party data points, defining a Predicted LTV score for each user characteristic, feeding its algorithm to create a acquisition portfolio strategy reaching each cluster of users according to its expected value to the business and the predicted market Customer Acquisition Cost (mCAC).
This way, you pay for the real valueof each user and you maximize scale, while keeping campaigns limited by your targeted CPA goal .
Most advanced App Marketers are looking for two things: a profitable Customer Acquisition Cost and scale. The typical programmatic algorithm is built around bidding for impressions, trying to get as many as possible as long the CPA goal is reached. This usually means advertisers end up paying more for users that generate lower value to their business and not pushing enough for users of higher value (and higher Acquisition Cost).
How Portfolio-based bidding works
Web3 refers to the next stage of the World Wide Web that allows information to be linked to real world objects and locations using modern web and device capabilities. It builds on previous stages like Web1.0 for basic HTML pages and Web2.0 for social platforms by incorporating real-world sensors and computing into the web experience. Rapid adoption of web3 has been hindered by fragmentation across browsers and devices in supporting relevant HTML5 features, but a compliance test can determine if your device already supports core web3 capabilities like video, geo-location, 3D and motion sensors.
The metaverse is a new digital revolution that combines physical and digital world to form an immersive and augmented metaverse world. Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next internet platform where we’ll shop, socialize, learn, play games and hold business meetings. Gartner predicts 25% of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse by 2026. According to City Bank's report, the metaverse represents a potential $13 trillion opportunity by 2030, that could boast as many as 5 billion global users.
To make the metaverse vision a reality, however, a massive investment in the metaverse infrastructure, both physical and digital, will be required. On a journey to build a global collaboration network for building the sustainable metaverse infrastructure, this webinar gives a discussion stage.
Agenda
1. Present and future of the metaverse
2. Requirements of the metaverse infrastructure
3. Architecture of the metaverse infrastructure
4. Standardization of the metaverse infrastructure
5. Financing the metaverse infrastructure development
6. Building the sustainable network infrastructure: Web3, 5G/6G/Beyond
7. Building the sustainable computing infrastructure: Green digital infrastructure/data centers
8. Building the sustainable software infrastructure: safety, security, privacy, ethics
This document discusses stablecoins, which are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain price stability. It defines stablecoins as cryptocurrencies collateralized by underlying assets to minimize volatility. Stablecoins are used for hedging against cryptocurrency price fluctuations, transferring funds between exchanges, and lending on cryptocurrency markets. The main types of stablecoins are asset-backed off-chain coins collateralized by fiat currencies, asset-backed on-chain coins backed by cryptocurrencies, and non-collateralized algorithmic coins. Popular stablecoins discussed include Tether, USD Coin, and Dai. The document also outlines stablecoin projects specific to Singapore like SGDR and StraitsX.
Decentraland is a virtual world platform powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Users can purchase land parcels on which they can build environments. It has three native tokens: LAND, MANA, and ESTATES. MANA is used to purchase LAND and ESTATES. LAND parcels can be traded and are referenced by X,Y coordinates. ESTATES are groups of adjacent LAND parcels. The Decentraland DAO governs the platform through voting by MANA and LAND holders. As metaverse platforms grow in popularity following Facebook's rebrand to Meta, Decentraland is expected to increase in usage and its MANA token is forecasted to rise in price in the coming years
Salesforce is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) system that allows nonprofits to track constituents such as donors, volunteers, and program participants. Over 20,000 nonprofits in the U.S. use Salesforce. The Nonprofit Starter Pack is a free app that customizes Salesforce for nonprofits by allowing them to track things like donors, volunteers, relationships, and recurring donations. Implementing Salesforce helps nonprofits manage data more effectively, meet reporting requirements, improve efficiencies, and break down silos within the organization.
The math behind Smadex
The limits of Fixed CPA acquisition
Smadex analyzes hundreds of first and third party data points, defining a Predicted LTV score for each user characteristic, feeding its algorithm to create a acquisition portfolio strategy reaching each cluster of users according to its expected value to the business and the predicted market Customer Acquisition Cost (mCAC).
This way, you pay for the real valueof each user and you maximize scale, while keeping campaigns limited by your targeted CPA goal .
Most advanced App Marketers are looking for two things: a profitable Customer Acquisition Cost and scale. The typical programmatic algorithm is built around bidding for impressions, trying to get as many as possible as long the CPA goal is reached. This usually means advertisers end up paying more for users that generate lower value to their business and not pushing enough for users of higher value (and higher Acquisition Cost).
How Portfolio-based bidding works
Web3 refers to the next stage of the World Wide Web that allows information to be linked to real world objects and locations using modern web and device capabilities. It builds on previous stages like Web1.0 for basic HTML pages and Web2.0 for social platforms by incorporating real-world sensors and computing into the web experience. Rapid adoption of web3 has been hindered by fragmentation across browsers and devices in supporting relevant HTML5 features, but a compliance test can determine if your device already supports core web3 capabilities like video, geo-location, 3D and motion sensors.
The metaverse is a new digital revolution that combines physical and digital world to form an immersive and augmented metaverse world. Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next internet platform where we’ll shop, socialize, learn, play games and hold business meetings. Gartner predicts 25% of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse by 2026. According to City Bank's report, the metaverse represents a potential $13 trillion opportunity by 2030, that could boast as many as 5 billion global users.
To make the metaverse vision a reality, however, a massive investment in the metaverse infrastructure, both physical and digital, will be required. On a journey to build a global collaboration network for building the sustainable metaverse infrastructure, this webinar gives a discussion stage.
Agenda
1. Present and future of the metaverse
2. Requirements of the metaverse infrastructure
3. Architecture of the metaverse infrastructure
4. Standardization of the metaverse infrastructure
5. Financing the metaverse infrastructure development
6. Building the sustainable network infrastructure: Web3, 5G/6G/Beyond
7. Building the sustainable computing infrastructure: Green digital infrastructure/data centers
8. Building the sustainable software infrastructure: safety, security, privacy, ethics
This document discusses stablecoins, which are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain price stability. It defines stablecoins as cryptocurrencies collateralized by underlying assets to minimize volatility. Stablecoins are used for hedging against cryptocurrency price fluctuations, transferring funds between exchanges, and lending on cryptocurrency markets. The main types of stablecoins are asset-backed off-chain coins collateralized by fiat currencies, asset-backed on-chain coins backed by cryptocurrencies, and non-collateralized algorithmic coins. Popular stablecoins discussed include Tether, USD Coin, and Dai. The document also outlines stablecoin projects specific to Singapore like SGDR and StraitsX.
Decentraland is a virtual world platform powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Users can purchase land parcels on which they can build environments. It has three native tokens: LAND, MANA, and ESTATES. MANA is used to purchase LAND and ESTATES. LAND parcels can be traded and are referenced by X,Y coordinates. ESTATES are groups of adjacent LAND parcels. The Decentraland DAO governs the platform through voting by MANA and LAND holders. As metaverse platforms grow in popularity following Facebook's rebrand to Meta, Decentraland is expected to increase in usage and its MANA token is forecasted to rise in price in the coming years
Salesforce is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) system that allows nonprofits to track constituents such as donors, volunteers, and program participants. Over 20,000 nonprofits in the U.S. use Salesforce. The Nonprofit Starter Pack is a free app that customizes Salesforce for nonprofits by allowing them to track things like donors, volunteers, relationships, and recurring donations. Implementing Salesforce helps nonprofits manage data more effectively, meet reporting requirements, improve efficiencies, and break down silos within the organization.
This document summarizes a research paper on wireless network intrinsic secrecy. The paper proposes a framework to model wireless networks with inherent secrecy given by physical properties like node spatial distribution, wireless propagation medium, and total network interference. It develops metrics to measure network secrecy and evaluates how properties like path loss, fading and interference can enhance secrecy. The analysis provides insights into exploiting inherent properties of wireless networks to improve security and privacy of communications. Evaluation results show that interference can significantly benefit network secrecy and a deeper understanding of how natural network properties can be used to enhance secrecy.
This document summarizes a project report for an online job portal submitted by three students - Prateek Kulshrestha, Vishesh Vashisht, and Jayant Kumar. The report includes an introduction to the project, organization profile, problem statement, proposed solution, system analysis, software requirements, selected technologies (.NET framework, ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server), system design diagrams, output screens, testing plan, and security measures. The objective is to develop an online system for job seekers to upload CVs and for companies to search profiles matching job requirements.
A Survey on Batch Auditing Systems for Cloud StorageIRJET Journal
1. The document discusses batch auditing systems for cloud storage security. It provides background on cloud computing and security issues with storing data in the cloud.
2. It describes existing auditing systems like public and private auditing. It also summarizes several key research papers that proposed techniques like provable data possession, proof of retrievability, and using a third party auditor and bilinear aggregate signatures for public auditing.
3. The document proposes a new batch auditing method that uses the MapReduce framework to map signatures to data and reduce them to efficiently verify signatures in parallel when the aggregate signature fails verification. This improves the performance and efficiency of integrity verification for large amounts of cloud data.
This document provides details about a student project on a cable management system. It includes an introduction describing the purpose of the project, objectives, proposed system, system development life cycle phases from initiation to maintenance, flow charts, source code, hardware and software requirements, and more. The project aims to develop a software to allow users to login, manage customer details, view maintenance costs, provide customer feedback, and retrieve customer information to resolve issues.
IRJET- Proficient Public Substantiation of Data Veracity for Cloud Storage th...IRJET Journal
This document proposes a system for securely storing data in the cloud using dual protection. The system splits data files into multiple parts and stores each part in different cloud server locations. It also encrypts each split file before storage. This makes the data difficult for attackers to access, as they would need to decrypt the files and recombine parts from different locations. The system generates keys for auditing and verification. It allows file sharing and editing with owner permission. When users download files, they must provide the correct security key, which is verified before decrypting and recombining the file. The dual protection of splitting and encrypting files improves security for cloud data storage.
CLASS NAMEMIS600PROFESSORS NAME STUDENTS NAME PRO.docxmonicafrancis71118
CLASS NAME:MIS600
PROFESSORS NAME:
STUDENTS NAME:
PROJECT NAME: NETWORK DESIGN
Content
Topic Page No.
Cover Page 1
Content 2
Executive summary 3
Project Charter 3
Earn Value Statement 11
Executive Summary
Network under a set of confined region is known as Intranet. It uses an IP protocol and IP-based tools like the file transfer application and web browsers that is provided by the server to only assigned IP address. Computer network communication is an important installation in a contemporary organization organisation. As the organization's service provision is improved through the reliable communication, its competition with related firms is enhanced and, therefore, valued competence. Ultimate network design as a mode of flow of information among employees and stakeholders in promotes coordination in the management, team work and services the business offer. This automatically improves the performance of the organisation at the good will of all workers.
It should be noted that an organisation's communication systems alone holds a large percentage in its performance that it should not be compromised, even on the slightest default. This would mean that the organisation would require an Information System that when a default occurs at any single point in the connection system, it would be easier to detect and reach that point as soon as possible. The design should be design with backbone network so temporally technical problem with not upset the performance of network communication. This is more appropriate in big organisations to maintain their data and communication confidentiality, integrity and accessibility. In networking design approach, the choice of device should be intelligently selected for the desired function, this will enhance performance in terms of managing security, traffic, errors in storage and transmitting information.
Documents and programs that are sensitive are run through LAN security domain system to create passwords for their protection against cybercrimes. The protected file would then be accessed by authorised personnel only. This would be an important idea where security of flowing information is paramount. Each set of the employee has got a privilege to prevent the access of any restricted file in the company.
Project Charter
Project Name
Network Design
Project Number
DW2
Project Team
Sponsor: Robert Elson
Author : Jacobs Adam
Manager: Joyce Rob.
This document describes an online job recruitment system built using PHP. It allows job seekers to register, search for jobs, and manage their profiles. Employers can register, post jobs to the system, and manage job listings. The system has administrative, employer, and job seeker modules. It aims to make the job search and recruitment process easier and more accessible for all users. A feasibility study was conducted and the system was found to be technically, economically, and behaviorally feasible. The system will use PHP for the front end, MySQL for the database, and run on a Windows server environment.
Privacy Preserving in Authentication Protocol for Shared Authority Based Clou...IRJET Journal
This document proposes a privacy-preserving authentication protocol for shared authority-based cloud computing. It discusses security and privacy issues with data sharing among users in cloud storage. The proposed protocol uses a shared authority-based privacy preservation authentication protocol (SecCloud) to address privacy and security concerns for cloud storage. It also uses SecCloud+ to remove data de-duplication. The protocol aims to provide scalability, integrity checking, secure de-duplication, and prevent shoulder surfing attacks during the authentication process in cloud computing.
Trusted db a trusted hardware based database with privacy and data confidenti...LeMeniz Infotech
Trusted db a trusted hardware based database with privacy and data confidentiality
Traditionally, as soon as confidentiality becomes a concern, data are encrypted before outsourcing to a service provider. Any software-based cryptographic constructs then deployed, for server-side query processing on the encrypted data, inherently limit query expressiveness
IRJET- Privacy Preserving and Proficient Identity Search Techniques for C...IRJET Journal
This document presents a privacy preserving and efficient identity search technique for cloud data security. It proposes a scheme using visual-encryption techniques to overcome issues with untrusted cloud storage. The existing methodology uses data signing algorithms but has limitations as the private key depends on the security of one computer. The proposed system uses visual-cryptographic encryption, which scrambles data using an algorithm requiring a key to decrypt. It involves users uploading encrypted files, administrators approving requests to view files through live video verification, and decryption using the appropriate key. The scheme aims to securely store large volumes of data while allowing identity verification for file access on the cloud.
IRJET- Sensitive Data Sharing using QRCODEIRJET Journal
The document discusses a proposed application called QRDROID for securely sharing sensitive data using cloud storage services. A user can upload files to the cloud and share them with others by generating a QR code containing a unique file identifier. When another user scans the QR code with their mobile device, they are sent an OTP for verification and can then download the file. The architecture involves users signing up and logging in on a website to upload files and generate QR codes, and a mobile app for users to scan QR codes and download files after OTP verification. The goal is to allow sharing of files stored in the cloud while hiding any sensitive information and ensuring data integrity through the use of signatures.
This document discusses security issues related to moving from single cloud to multi-cloud environments. It first provides background on the increased use of cloud computing and the privacy and security concerns organizations have in using single cloud providers. It then discusses the trend toward multi-cloud/inter-cloud environments to address issues like availability and potential insider threats. The document examines research on security issues in single and multi-cloud environments and outlines the objective to automatically block attackers and securely compute data across clouds.
Cloud computing is the technology which enables obtaining resources like so services,
software, hardware over the internet. With cloud storage users can store their data remotely and
enjoy on-demand services and application from the configurable resources. The cloud data storage
has many benefits over local data storage. Users should be able to just use the cloud storage as if it is
local, without worrying about the need to verify its integrity. The problem is that ensuring data
security and integrity of data of user. Sohere, I am going to have public audit ability for cloud storage
that users can resort to a third-party auditor (TPA) to check the integrity of data. This paper gives the
various issues related to privacy while storing the user’s data to the cloud storage during the TPA
auditing. Without appropriate security and privacy solutions designed for clouds this computing
paradigm could become a big failure. I am a giving privacy-preserving public auditing using ring
signature process for secure cloud storage system. This paper is going to analyze various techniques
to solve these issues and to provide the privacy and security to the data in cloud
This document contains a project report on a Railway Reservation System created by four students. It includes an introduction describing the system, objectives of the project, proposed system details, system development life cycle phases, flow charts, source code, outputs, and hardware/software requirements. The report has sections for acknowledgements, introduction, objectives, proposed system, SDLC phases including initiation, concept development, planning, requirements analysis, design, development, integration and testing, implementation, and operations/maintenance. It includes tables, source code files and outputs from the reservation system program.
IRJET- Secure Re-Encrypted PHR Shared to Users Efficiently in Cloud ComputingIRJET Journal
This document proposes a Securely Re-Encrypted PHR Shared to Users Efficiently in Cloud Computing (SeSPHR) system. The SeSPHR system aims to securely store and share patients' Personal Health Records (PHRs) with authorized entities in the cloud while preserving privacy. It encrypts PHRs stored on untrusted cloud servers and only allows verified users access using re-encryption keys from a semi-trusted proxy server. The system enforces patient-centric access management of PHR components based on access levels and supports dynamic addition and removal of authorized users. The operation of SeSPHR was analyzed and verified using High-Level Petri Nets, SMT-Lib and Z3 solver. Performance analysis
Employment Performance Management Using Machine LearningIRJET Journal
This document discusses using machine learning techniques to analyze employee performance. Specifically, it proposes using a support vector machine (SVM) algorithm to identify employee performance based on factors like quality, timeliness, and cost. The document reviews related literature on using both traditional and data-driven approaches to performance assessment. It then outlines the proposed system for building a software tool to manage employee performance data using SVM. Key steps in the SVM algorithm are described. The document concludes that improving individual performance can boost business results and SVM is effective for differentiating between two groups of data.
The document proposes a new cloud computing paradigm called data protection as a service (DPaaS) to address user concerns about data security and privacy in the cloud. DPaaS is a suite of security primitives offered by a cloud platform to enforce data security, privacy, and provide evidence of privacy for data owners even if applications are compromised. This reduces per-application effort to provide data protection while allowing for rapid development. The architecture achieves economies of scale by amortizing expertise costs across applications. DPaaS uses techniques like encryption, logging, and key management to securely store data in the cloud.
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a system for privacy-preserving public auditing of cloud data storage. The system allows a third-party auditor (TPA) to verify the integrity of data stored with a cloud service provider on behalf of users, without learning anything about the actual data contents. The system uses a public key-based homomorphic linear authenticator technique that enables the TPA to perform audits without having access to the full data. This technique allows the TPA to efficiently audit multiple users' data simultaneously. The document describes the system components, methodology used involving key generation and auditing protocols, and concludes the proposed system provides security and performance guarantees for privacy-preserving public auditing of cloud data
Project Documentation Student Management System format.pptxAjayPatre1
This document outlines a proposed student management system. It describes the existing manual system and its drawbacks. The proposed system would allow teachers to easily add, search for, and sort student details electronically. It covers system analysis, feasibility study, input/output design, testing procedures, future enhancements, and software and hardware requirements for the new computerized student management system.
Extensive Security and Performance Analysis Shows the Proposed Schemes Are Pr...IJERA Editor
In this paper, we utilize the public key based homomorphism authenticator and uniquely integrate it with random mask technique to achieve a privacy-preserving public auditing system for cloud data storage security while keeping all above requirements in mind. To support efficient handling of multiple auditing tasks, we further explore the technique of bilinear aggregate signature to extend our main result into a multi-user setting, where TPA can perform multiple auditing tasks simultaneously. Extensive security and performance analysis shows the proposed schemes are provably secure and highly efficient. We also show how to extent our main scheme to support batch auditing for TPA upon delegations from multi-users.
This document summarizes a research paper on wireless network intrinsic secrecy. The paper proposes a framework to model wireless networks with inherent secrecy given by physical properties like node spatial distribution, wireless propagation medium, and total network interference. It develops metrics to measure network secrecy and evaluates how properties like path loss, fading and interference can enhance secrecy. The analysis provides insights into exploiting inherent properties of wireless networks to improve security and privacy of communications. Evaluation results show that interference can significantly benefit network secrecy and a deeper understanding of how natural network properties can be used to enhance secrecy.
This document summarizes a project report for an online job portal submitted by three students - Prateek Kulshrestha, Vishesh Vashisht, and Jayant Kumar. The report includes an introduction to the project, organization profile, problem statement, proposed solution, system analysis, software requirements, selected technologies (.NET framework, ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server), system design diagrams, output screens, testing plan, and security measures. The objective is to develop an online system for job seekers to upload CVs and for companies to search profiles matching job requirements.
A Survey on Batch Auditing Systems for Cloud StorageIRJET Journal
1. The document discusses batch auditing systems for cloud storage security. It provides background on cloud computing and security issues with storing data in the cloud.
2. It describes existing auditing systems like public and private auditing. It also summarizes several key research papers that proposed techniques like provable data possession, proof of retrievability, and using a third party auditor and bilinear aggregate signatures for public auditing.
3. The document proposes a new batch auditing method that uses the MapReduce framework to map signatures to data and reduce them to efficiently verify signatures in parallel when the aggregate signature fails verification. This improves the performance and efficiency of integrity verification for large amounts of cloud data.
This document provides details about a student project on a cable management system. It includes an introduction describing the purpose of the project, objectives, proposed system, system development life cycle phases from initiation to maintenance, flow charts, source code, hardware and software requirements, and more. The project aims to develop a software to allow users to login, manage customer details, view maintenance costs, provide customer feedback, and retrieve customer information to resolve issues.
IRJET- Proficient Public Substantiation of Data Veracity for Cloud Storage th...IRJET Journal
This document proposes a system for securely storing data in the cloud using dual protection. The system splits data files into multiple parts and stores each part in different cloud server locations. It also encrypts each split file before storage. This makes the data difficult for attackers to access, as they would need to decrypt the files and recombine parts from different locations. The system generates keys for auditing and verification. It allows file sharing and editing with owner permission. When users download files, they must provide the correct security key, which is verified before decrypting and recombining the file. The dual protection of splitting and encrypting files improves security for cloud data storage.
CLASS NAMEMIS600PROFESSORS NAME STUDENTS NAME PRO.docxmonicafrancis71118
CLASS NAME:MIS600
PROFESSORS NAME:
STUDENTS NAME:
PROJECT NAME: NETWORK DESIGN
Content
Topic Page No.
Cover Page 1
Content 2
Executive summary 3
Project Charter 3
Earn Value Statement 11
Executive Summary
Network under a set of confined region is known as Intranet. It uses an IP protocol and IP-based tools like the file transfer application and web browsers that is provided by the server to only assigned IP address. Computer network communication is an important installation in a contemporary organization organisation. As the organization's service provision is improved through the reliable communication, its competition with related firms is enhanced and, therefore, valued competence. Ultimate network design as a mode of flow of information among employees and stakeholders in promotes coordination in the management, team work and services the business offer. This automatically improves the performance of the organisation at the good will of all workers.
It should be noted that an organisation's communication systems alone holds a large percentage in its performance that it should not be compromised, even on the slightest default. This would mean that the organisation would require an Information System that when a default occurs at any single point in the connection system, it would be easier to detect and reach that point as soon as possible. The design should be design with backbone network so temporally technical problem with not upset the performance of network communication. This is more appropriate in big organisations to maintain their data and communication confidentiality, integrity and accessibility. In networking design approach, the choice of device should be intelligently selected for the desired function, this will enhance performance in terms of managing security, traffic, errors in storage and transmitting information.
Documents and programs that are sensitive are run through LAN security domain system to create passwords for their protection against cybercrimes. The protected file would then be accessed by authorised personnel only. This would be an important idea where security of flowing information is paramount. Each set of the employee has got a privilege to prevent the access of any restricted file in the company.
Project Charter
Project Name
Network Design
Project Number
DW2
Project Team
Sponsor: Robert Elson
Author : Jacobs Adam
Manager: Joyce Rob.
This document describes an online job recruitment system built using PHP. It allows job seekers to register, search for jobs, and manage their profiles. Employers can register, post jobs to the system, and manage job listings. The system has administrative, employer, and job seeker modules. It aims to make the job search and recruitment process easier and more accessible for all users. A feasibility study was conducted and the system was found to be technically, economically, and behaviorally feasible. The system will use PHP for the front end, MySQL for the database, and run on a Windows server environment.
Privacy Preserving in Authentication Protocol for Shared Authority Based Clou...IRJET Journal
This document proposes a privacy-preserving authentication protocol for shared authority-based cloud computing. It discusses security and privacy issues with data sharing among users in cloud storage. The proposed protocol uses a shared authority-based privacy preservation authentication protocol (SecCloud) to address privacy and security concerns for cloud storage. It also uses SecCloud+ to remove data de-duplication. The protocol aims to provide scalability, integrity checking, secure de-duplication, and prevent shoulder surfing attacks during the authentication process in cloud computing.
Trusted db a trusted hardware based database with privacy and data confidenti...LeMeniz Infotech
Trusted db a trusted hardware based database with privacy and data confidentiality
Traditionally, as soon as confidentiality becomes a concern, data are encrypted before outsourcing to a service provider. Any software-based cryptographic constructs then deployed, for server-side query processing on the encrypted data, inherently limit query expressiveness
IRJET- Privacy Preserving and Proficient Identity Search Techniques for C...IRJET Journal
This document presents a privacy preserving and efficient identity search technique for cloud data security. It proposes a scheme using visual-encryption techniques to overcome issues with untrusted cloud storage. The existing methodology uses data signing algorithms but has limitations as the private key depends on the security of one computer. The proposed system uses visual-cryptographic encryption, which scrambles data using an algorithm requiring a key to decrypt. It involves users uploading encrypted files, administrators approving requests to view files through live video verification, and decryption using the appropriate key. The scheme aims to securely store large volumes of data while allowing identity verification for file access on the cloud.
IRJET- Sensitive Data Sharing using QRCODEIRJET Journal
The document discusses a proposed application called QRDROID for securely sharing sensitive data using cloud storage services. A user can upload files to the cloud and share them with others by generating a QR code containing a unique file identifier. When another user scans the QR code with their mobile device, they are sent an OTP for verification and can then download the file. The architecture involves users signing up and logging in on a website to upload files and generate QR codes, and a mobile app for users to scan QR codes and download files after OTP verification. The goal is to allow sharing of files stored in the cloud while hiding any sensitive information and ensuring data integrity through the use of signatures.
This document discusses security issues related to moving from single cloud to multi-cloud environments. It first provides background on the increased use of cloud computing and the privacy and security concerns organizations have in using single cloud providers. It then discusses the trend toward multi-cloud/inter-cloud environments to address issues like availability and potential insider threats. The document examines research on security issues in single and multi-cloud environments and outlines the objective to automatically block attackers and securely compute data across clouds.
Cloud computing is the technology which enables obtaining resources like so services,
software, hardware over the internet. With cloud storage users can store their data remotely and
enjoy on-demand services and application from the configurable resources. The cloud data storage
has many benefits over local data storage. Users should be able to just use the cloud storage as if it is
local, without worrying about the need to verify its integrity. The problem is that ensuring data
security and integrity of data of user. Sohere, I am going to have public audit ability for cloud storage
that users can resort to a third-party auditor (TPA) to check the integrity of data. This paper gives the
various issues related to privacy while storing the user’s data to the cloud storage during the TPA
auditing. Without appropriate security and privacy solutions designed for clouds this computing
paradigm could become a big failure. I am a giving privacy-preserving public auditing using ring
signature process for secure cloud storage system. This paper is going to analyze various techniques
to solve these issues and to provide the privacy and security to the data in cloud
This document contains a project report on a Railway Reservation System created by four students. It includes an introduction describing the system, objectives of the project, proposed system details, system development life cycle phases, flow charts, source code, outputs, and hardware/software requirements. The report has sections for acknowledgements, introduction, objectives, proposed system, SDLC phases including initiation, concept development, planning, requirements analysis, design, development, integration and testing, implementation, and operations/maintenance. It includes tables, source code files and outputs from the reservation system program.
IRJET- Secure Re-Encrypted PHR Shared to Users Efficiently in Cloud ComputingIRJET Journal
This document proposes a Securely Re-Encrypted PHR Shared to Users Efficiently in Cloud Computing (SeSPHR) system. The SeSPHR system aims to securely store and share patients' Personal Health Records (PHRs) with authorized entities in the cloud while preserving privacy. It encrypts PHRs stored on untrusted cloud servers and only allows verified users access using re-encryption keys from a semi-trusted proxy server. The system enforces patient-centric access management of PHR components based on access levels and supports dynamic addition and removal of authorized users. The operation of SeSPHR was analyzed and verified using High-Level Petri Nets, SMT-Lib and Z3 solver. Performance analysis
Employment Performance Management Using Machine LearningIRJET Journal
This document discusses using machine learning techniques to analyze employee performance. Specifically, it proposes using a support vector machine (SVM) algorithm to identify employee performance based on factors like quality, timeliness, and cost. The document reviews related literature on using both traditional and data-driven approaches to performance assessment. It then outlines the proposed system for building a software tool to manage employee performance data using SVM. Key steps in the SVM algorithm are described. The document concludes that improving individual performance can boost business results and SVM is effective for differentiating between two groups of data.
The document proposes a new cloud computing paradigm called data protection as a service (DPaaS) to address user concerns about data security and privacy in the cloud. DPaaS is a suite of security primitives offered by a cloud platform to enforce data security, privacy, and provide evidence of privacy for data owners even if applications are compromised. This reduces per-application effort to provide data protection while allowing for rapid development. The architecture achieves economies of scale by amortizing expertise costs across applications. DPaaS uses techniques like encryption, logging, and key management to securely store data in the cloud.
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a system for privacy-preserving public auditing of cloud data storage. The system allows a third-party auditor (TPA) to verify the integrity of data stored with a cloud service provider on behalf of users, without learning anything about the actual data contents. The system uses a public key-based homomorphic linear authenticator technique that enables the TPA to perform audits without having access to the full data. This technique allows the TPA to efficiently audit multiple users' data simultaneously. The document describes the system components, methodology used involving key generation and auditing protocols, and concludes the proposed system provides security and performance guarantees for privacy-preserving public auditing of cloud data
Project Documentation Student Management System format.pptxAjayPatre1
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PRIVACY AWRE PERSONAL DATA STORAGE
1. A
Project Report On
“PRIVACY AWRE PERSONAL DATA STORAGE”
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree
DIPLOMA
In
COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING
(DCS)
From
STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
HYDERABAD
By
CHINTHALA SAI PRASAN
(21383-CS-002)
Under The Guidance of
K. SRIDHAR REDDY
Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
MOTHER THERESSA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to SBTET Hyderabad)
Peddapalli (Dt). Telangana. India -505 174
2. MOTHER THERESSA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to SBTET (Hyderabad)
Peddapalli (Dt). Telangana. India -505 174
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the Project entitled “PRIVACY AWRE PERSONAL DATA
STORAGE” is a bonafied work done and submitted by CHINTHALA SAI PRASAN
(21383-CS-002) for the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Degreeof
Diploma in Computer Science Engineering (DCS) from SBTET – HYD.
K. SRIDHAR REDDY K. SRIDHAR REDDY
INTERNAL GUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPT.
EXTERNAL EXAMINER DR. T. SRINIVAS
PRINCIPAL
3. DECLARATION
I am hereby declare that the entire work embodied in this project entitled “PRIVACY
AWRE PERSONAL DATA STORAGE” has been carried out by me. No partof it has been
submitted for the award of any Degree or Diploma at any other University or Institution. I,
further declare that this project dissertation is based on my work carried out at “MOTHER
THERESSA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY” in the final
year Diploma course.
Date: Signature
Place: Peddapalli CHINTHALA SAI PRASAN
(21383-CS-002)
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I express my sincere gratitude and thankfulness towards K. SRIDHAR Assistant
Professor for his valuable time and guidance throughout this project work.
I feel privileged to thank K. SRIDHAR Head of the CSE Department, for his
encouragement during the progress of this project
I feel privileged to offer my sincere thanks and deep sense of gratitude to Principal
Dr. T. SRINIVAS, for expressing their confidence in me by letting me work on
a project of this magnitude and using latest technologies and providing their
support, help & encouragement in completing this project.
I also thankful for the constant encouragement, support and all sorts of help from
both Teaching and Non-Teaching staff of CSE DEPARTMENT to bring out
this project work successfully.
I am thankful to MOTHER THERESSA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING &
TECHNOLOGY for providing required facilities during the project work.
CHINTHALA SAIPRASAN
21383-CS-002
5. ABSTRACT:
Recently, Personal Data Storage (PDS) has introduced a tremendous change to the way
people can store and control their own data through moving from a help-driven to a client-driven
model. PDS gives people the ability to safeguard their information in a totally remarkable
intelligent storehouse that might be connected and misused by means of appropriate expository
devices, or imparted on 0.33 occasions heavily influenced by stop clients. Up to now, the greater
parts of the examinations on PDS have concentrated on the most proficient method to actualize
client privateers' decisions and the best approach to comfortable realities when put away in the
PDS. In assessment, in this paper, we target structuring privacy-mindful personal data storage (P-
PDS), that is, PDS prepared to routinely take security-mindful choices on 1/3 of the occasions
and get admission to demands as per individual choices. The proposed P-PDS is basically
founded on introductory results offered, wherein it has been shown that semi-directed picking up
information can be successfully misused to make PDS prepared to mechanically choose whether
a section to demand must be legitimate or not. I profoundly overhauled the finding a workable
pace that permits you to have a progressively usable P-PDS, in expressions of decreased exertion
for the tutoring portion, just as an increasingly traditionalist strategy w.r.t. clients' security, while
overseeing clashing gets the right of section to ask for. We run various tests on a handy dataset,
misusing an assortment of 360 evaluators. They got results that showed the adequacy of the
proposed approach.
INTRODUCTION:
Nowadays, the personal records we are digitally producing are scattered in unique online
structures controlled by exclusive providers (e.g., on-line social media, hospitals, banks, airlines,
and so on). As a result, on the one hand, users lose control over their data, whose security is
beyond the data issuer's responsibility, and on the other hand, they are unable to fully utilise their
records because each provider maintains a separate view of them. To overcome this situation,
personal data storage (PDS) [2–4] has initiated a significant change in the way people can keep
and manage their own insights by shifting from a transporter-driven to an individual-driven form.
PDSs empower people to assemble into unmarried intelligent vaults with non-open
measurements they are delivering. Such measurements would then be able to be connected and
abused by means of appropriate investigative gear, notwithstanding sharing with outsiders under
the control of stop clients. This viewpoint is also bolstered by recent advancements in security
law, most notably the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the work of which
The twenty expresses the privilege to insights immovability, in step with which the
measurements issue will have the best possible chance to get the individual realities in regards to
the person in question, which the individual in question has given to a controller, in a based,
ordinarily utilised and machine-decipherable design, in this way making plausible data
arrangement into PDS.
6. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
The first and foremost strategy for development of a project starts from the thought of
designing a mail enabled platform for a small firm in which it is easy and convenient of sending
and receiving messages, there is a search engine ,address book and also including some
entertaining games. When it is approved by the organization and our project guide the first activity,
ie. preliminary investigation begins. The activity has three parts:
Request Clarification
Feasibility Study
Request Approval
REQUEST CLARIFICATION:
After the approval of the request to the organization and project guide, with an
investigation being considered, the project request must be examined to determine precisely what
the system requires.
Here our project is basically meant for users within the company whose systems
can be interconnected by the Local Area Network(LAN). In today’s busy schedule man need
everything should be provided in a readymade manner. So taking into consideration of the vastly
use of the net in day to day life, the corresponding development of the portal came into existence.
FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS:
An important outcome of preliminary investigation is the determination that the
system request is feasible. This is possible only if it is feasible within limited resource and time.
The different feasibilities that have to be analyzed are
Operational Feasibility
Operational Feasibility
Economic Feasibility
Technical Feasibility
Operational Feasibility deals with the study of prospects of the system to be developed.
This system operationally eliminates all the tensions of the Admin and helps him in effectively
tracking the project progress. This kind of automation will surely reduce the time and energy,
which previously consumed in manual work. Based on the study, the system is proved to be
operationally feasible.
7. Economic Feasibility
Economic Feasibility or Cost-benefit is an assessment of the economic
justification for a computer based project. As hardware was installed from the
beginning & for lots of purposes thusthe cost on project of hardware is low. Since
the system is a network based, any number of employees connected to the LAN
within that organization can use this tool from at anytime. The Virtual Private
Network is to be developed using the existing resources of the organization. So the
project is economically feasible.
Technical Feasibility:-
According to Roger S. Pressman, Technical Feasibility is the assessment of
the technical resources of the organization. The organization needs IBM compatible
machines with a graphicalweb browser connected to the Internet and Intranet. The
system is developed for platform Independent environment. Java Server Pages,
JavaScript, HTML, SQL server and WebLogic Server are used to develop the
system. The technical feasibility has been carried out. The system is technically
feasible for development and can be developed with the existing facility.
REQUEST APPROVAL:
Not all request projects are desirable or feasible. Some organization receives
so many project requests from client users that only few of them are pursued.
However, those projects thatare both feasible and desirable should be put into
schedule. After a project request is approved, itcost, priority, completion time and
personnel requirement is estimated and used to determine where to add it to any
project list. Truly speaking, the approval of those above factors, development works
can be launched.
8. SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT INPUT DESIGN
Input Design plays a vital role in the life cycle of software development, it
requires very careful attention of developers. The input design is to feed data to the
application as accurate as possible. So inputs are supposed to be designed
effectively so that the errors occurring while feeding are minimized. According to
Software Engineering Concepts, the input forms or screensare designed to provide
to have a validation control over the input limit, range and other related validations.
This system has input screens in almost all the modules. Error
messages are developed toalert the user whenever he commits some mistakes and
guides him in the right way so that invalid entries are not made. Let us see deeply
about this under module design.
Input design is the process of converting the user created input into a
computer-based format. The goal of the input design is to make the data entry
logical and free from errors. Theerror is in the input are controlled by the input
design. The application has been developed in user-friendly manner.
The forms have been designed in such a way during
the processing the cursor is placed in the position where must be entered. The
user is also provided with in an option to select an appropriate input from various
alternatives related to the field in certain cases. Validations are required for each
data entered. Whenever a user enters an erroneous data,error message isdisplayed
and the user can move on to the subsequent pages after completing allthe entries
in the current page.
OUTPUT DESIGN
The Output from the computer is required to mainly create an efficient
method of communication within the company primarily among the project leader
and his team members, in other words, the administrator and the clients. The output
of VPN is the system which allows the project leader to manage his clients in terms
of creating new clients and assigning new projects to them, maintaining a record of
the project validity and providing folder level access toeach client on the user side
depending on the projects allotted to him. After completion of a project, a new
project may be assigned to the client. User authentication procedures are
maintained at the initial stages itself. A new user may be created by the
administrator himself ora user can himself register as a new user but the task of
assigning projects and validating a new user rests with the administrator only.
The application starts running when it is executed for the
first time. The server has to be started and then the internet explorer in used as the
browser. The project will run on the local area network so the server machine will
serve as the administrator while the other connected systemscan act as the clients.
The developed system is highly user friendly and can be easily understoodby
anyone using it even for the first time.
9. SYSTEM STUDY FEASIBILITY STUDY
The feasibility of the project is analyzed in this phase and business proposal is put
forth with a very general plan for the project and some cost estimates. During system analysis the
feasibility study of the proposed system is to be carried out. This is to ensure that the proposed
system is not a burden to the company. For feasibility analysis, some understanding of the major
requirements for the system is essential.
Three key considerations involved in the feasibility analysis are
ECONOMICAL FEASIBILITY
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY
SOCIAL FEASIBILITY
ECONOMICAL FEASIBILITY:-
This study is carried out to check the economic impact that the system will have on the
organization. The amount of fund that the company can pour into the research and development
of the system is limited. The expenditures must be justified. Thus the developed system as well
within the budget and this was achieved because most of the technologies used are freely
available. Only the customized products had to be purchased.
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY:-
This study is carried out to check the technical feasibility, that is, the technical
requirements of the system. Any system developed must not have a high demand on the available
technical resources. This will lead to high demands on the available technical resources. This
will lead to high demands being placed on the client. The developed system must have a modest
requirement, as only minimal or null changes are required for implementing this system.
SOCIAL FEASIBILITY :-
The aspect of study is to check the level of acceptance of the system by the user. This
includes the process of training the user to use the system efficiently. The user must not feel
threatened by the system, instead must accept it as a necessity. The level of acceptance by the
users solely depends on the methods that are employed to educate the user about the system and
to make him familiar with it. His level of confidence must be raised so that he is also able to
make some constructive criticism, which is welcomed, as he is the final user of the system.
11. Software Environment
Java technology is both a programming language and a platform.
The Java Programming Language
The Java programming language is a high-level language that can be characterized by all
of the following buzzwords:
Simple
Architecture neutral
Object oriented
Portable
Distributed
High performance
Interpreted
Multithreaded
Robust
Dynamic
Secure
With most programming languages, you either compile or interpret a program so that you
can run it on your computer. The Java programming language is unusual in that a program is both
compiled and interpreted. With the compiler, first you translate a program into an intermediate
language called Java byte codes —the platform-independent codes interpreted by the interpreter
on the Java platform. The interpreter parses and runs each Java byte code instruction on the
computer. Compilation happens just once; interpretation occurs each time the program is executed.
The following figure illustrates how this works.
You can think of Java byte codes as the machine code instructions for the Java Virtual
Machine (Java VM). Every Java interpreter, whether it’s a development tool or a Web
browser that can run applets, is an implementation of the Java VM, Java byte codes help
make “write once, run anywhere” possible. You can compile your program into byte codes on
any platform that has a Java compiler
12. The byte codes can then be run on any implementation of the Java VM.That means that as long
as a computer has a Java VM, the same program written in the Java programming language can
run on Windows 2000, a Solaris workstation, or on an iMac.
The Java Platform
A platform is the hardware or software environment in which a program runs.
We’ve already mentioned some of the most popular platforms like Windows 2000,
Linux, Solaris, and MacOS. Most platforms can be described as a combination of the
operating system and hardware. The Java platform differs from most other platforms in
that it’s a software-only platform that runs on top of other hardware-based platforms.
The Java platform has two components:
The Java Virtual Machine (Java VM)
The Java Application Programming Interface (Java API)
You’ve already been introduced to the Java VM. It’s the base for the Java platform
and is ported onto various hardware-based platforms.
The Java API is a large collection of ready-made software
components that provide many useful capabilities, such as graphical user interface (GUI)
widgets. The Java API is grouped into libraries of related classes and interfaces; these
libraries are known as packages. The next section, What Can Java Technology Do?
Highlights what functionalitysome of the packages in the Java API provide.
The following figure depicts a program that’s running on the Java platform. As the
figure shows, the Java API and the virtual machine insulate the program from the hardware.
Native code is code that after you compile it, the compiled code runs on a specific
13. hardware platform. As a platform-independent environment, the Java platform can be a bit
slower than native code. However, smart compilers, well-tuned interpreters, and just-in-
time byte code compilers can bring performance close to that of native code without
threatening portability.
The most common types of programs written in the Java programming
language are applets and applications. If you’ve surfed the Web, you’re probably already
familiar withapplets. An applet is a program that adheres to certain conventions that
allow it to run within a Java-enabled browser.
However, the Java programming language is not just for writing cute, entertaining
appletsfor the Web. The general-purpose, high-level Java programming language is also
a powerful software platform. Using the generous API, you can write many types of
programs.
An application is a standalone program that runs directly on the Java platform. A
special kind of application known as a server serves and supports clients on a network.
Examplesof servers are Web servers, proxy servers, mail servers, and print servers.
Anotherspecialized program is a servlet. A servlet can almost be thought of as an applet
that runs on the server side. Java Servlets are a popular choice for building interactive
web applications, replacing the use of CGI scripts. Servlets are similar to applets in that
they are runtime extensions of applications. Instead of working in browsers, though,
servlets run within Java Web servers, configuring or tailoring the server.
How does the API support all these kinds of programs? It does so
with packages of softwarecomponents that provides a wide range of functionality. Every
full implementation of the Java platform gives you the following features:
The essentials: Objects, strings, threads, numbers, input and output, data structures, system
properties, date and time, and so on.
Applets: The set of conventions used by applets.
Networking: URLs, TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), UDP (User Data gramProtocol)
sockets, and IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
Internationalization: Help for writing programs that can be localized for users worldwide.
Programs can automatically adapt to specific locales and be displayed in the appropriate
language.
Security: Both low level and high level, including electronic signatures, public andprivate key
management, access control, and certificates.
Software components: Known as JavaBeansTM
, can plug into existing component
architectures.
Object serialization: Allows lightweight persistence and communication via Remote Method
Invocation (RMI)
Java Database Connectivity (JDBCTM
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databases.
14. The Java platform also has APIs for 2D and 3D graphics, accessibility, servers, collaboration, telephony,
speech, animation, and more. The following figure depicts whatis included in the Java 2 SDK
We can’t promise you fame, fortune, or even a job if you learn the Java programming
language. Still, it is likely to make your programs better and requires less effort than other
languages. We believe that Java technology will help you do the following:
Get started quickly: Although the Java programming language is a powerful object-oriented
language, it’s easy to learn, especially for programmers already familiar with C or C++.
Write less code: Comparisons of program metrics (class counts, method counts, and so on)
suggest that a program written in the Java programming language can be four times smaller
than the same program in C++.
Write better code: The Java programming language encourages good coding practices, and its
garbage collection helps you avoid memory leaks. Its object orientation, its JavaBeans
component architecture, and its wide-ranging, easily extendible API let you reuse other
people’s tested code and introduce fewer bugs.
Develop programs more quickly: Your development time may be as much as twice as fast
versus writing the same program in C++. Why? You write fewer lines of code and it is a
simpler programming language than C++.
Avoid platform dependencies with 100% Pure Java: You can keep your program portable
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Write once, run anywhere: Because 100% Pure Java programs are compiled into machine-
independent byte codes, they run consistently on any Java platform.
Distribute software more easily: You can upgrade applets easily from a central server.
Applets take advantage of the feature of allowing new classes to be loaded“on the fly,” without
recompiling the entire program.
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interface for application developers and database systems providers. Before ODBC became a de
facto standardfor Windows programs to interface with database systems, programmers had to use
proprietary languages for each database they wanted to connect to. Now, ODBC has made the
choice of the database system almost irrelevant from a coding perspective, which is as it should
be. Applicationdevelopers have much more important things to worry about than the syntax that
is needed to port their program from one database to another when business needs suddenly
change.
Through the ODBC Administrator in Control Panel, you can specify the
particular database that is associated with a data source that an ODBC application program is
written to use. Think ofan ODBC data source as a door with a name on it. Each door will lead you
to a particular database.For example, the data source named Sales Figures might be a SQL Server
database, whereas the Accounts Payable data source could refer to an Access database. The
physical database referred toby a data source can reside anywhere on the LAN.
The ODBC system files are not installed on your system by Windows 95. Rather, they
are installed when you setup a separate database application, such as SQL Server Client or
Visual Basic 4.0. When the ODBC icon is installed in Control Panel, it uses a file called
ODBCINST.DLL. It is also possible to administer your ODBC data sources through a stand-
alone program called ODBCADM.EXE. There is a 16-bit and a 32-bit version of this program
and each maintains a separate list of ODBC data sources.
From a programming perspective, the beauty of ODBC is that the application can be written
to use the same set of function calls to interface with any data source, regardless of the database
vendor. The source code of the application doesn’t change whether it talks to Oracle or SQL
Server. We only mention these two as an example. There are ODBC drivers available for several
dozen popular database systems. Even Excel spreadsheets and plain text files can be turned into
data sources. The operating system uses the Registry information written by ODBC Administrator
to determine which low-level ODBC drivers are needed to talk to the data source (such as the
interface to Oracle or SQL Server). The loading of the ODBC drivers is transparent to the ODBC
application program. In a client/server environment, the ODBC API even handles many of the
network issues for the application programmer.
The advantages of this scheme are so numerous that you are probably thinking there mustbe some
catch. The only disadvantage of ODBC is that it isn’t as efficient as talking directly to thenative
database interface. ODBC has had many detractors make the charge that it is too slow. Microsoft
has always claimed that the critical factor in performance is the quality of the driver software that
is used. In our humble opinion, this is true. The availability of good ODBC drivers has improved
a great deal recently. And anyway,the criticism about performance is somewhat analogous to those
who said that compilers would never match the speed of pure assembly language. Maybe not, but
the compiler (or ODBC) gives you the opportunity to write cleaner programs, which means you
finish sooner. Meanwhile, computers get faster every year.
16. JDBC
In an effort to set an independent database standard API for Java; Sun Microsystems
developed Java Database Connectivity, or JDBC. JDBC offers a generic SQL database access
mechanism that provides a consistent interface to a variety of RDBMSs. This consistent interface
is achieved through the use of “plug-in” database connectivity modules, or drivers. If a database
vendor wishes to have JDBC support, he or she must provide the driver for each platform that the
database and Java run on.
To gain a wider acceptance of JDBC, Sun based JDBC’s framework
on ODBC. As you discovered earlier in this chapter, ODBC has widespread support on a variety
of platforms. BasingJDBC on ODBC will allow vendors to bring JDBC drivers to market much
faster than developinga completely new connectivity solution.
JDBC Goals
Few software packages are designed without goals in mind. JDBC is one that, because of
its many goals, drove the development of the API. These goals, in conjunction with early reviewer
feedback, have finalized the JDBC class library into a solid framework for building database
applications in Java.
The goals that were set for JDBC are important. They will give you some insight as to why
certain classes and functionalities behave the way they do. The eight design goals for JDBC are as
follows:
1. SQL Level API
The designers felt that their main goal was to define a SQL interface for Java. Although
not the lowest database interface level possible, it is at a low enough level for higher-level
tools and APIs to be created. Conversely, it is at a high enough level for application
programmers to use it confidently. Attaining this goal allows for future tool vendors to
“generate” JDBC code and to hide many of JDBC’s complexities from the end user.
2. SQL Conformance
SQL syntax varies as you move from database vendor to database vendor. In an effort to
support a wide variety of vendors, JDBC will allow any query statement to be passed through
it to the underlying database driver. This allows the connectivity module to handle non-
standard functionality in a manner that is suitable for its users.
3. JDBC must be implemental on top of common database interfaces
The JDBC SQL API must “sit” on top of other common SQL level APIs. This goal allows
JDBC to use existing ODBC level drivers by the use of a software interface. This interface
would translate JDBC calls to ODBC and vice versa.
4. Provide a Java interface that is consistent with the rest of the Java system
Because of Java’s acceptance in the user community thus far, the designers feel that they
should not stray from the current design of the core Java system.
17. 5. keep it simple
This goal probably appears in all software design goal listings. JDBC is no exception.
Sun felt that the design of JDBC should be very simple, allowing for only one method of
completing a task per mechanism. Allowing duplicate functionality only serves to confuse
the users of the API.
6. Use strong, static typing wherever possible
Strong typing allows for more error checking to be done at compile time; also, less error
appear at runtime.
7. Keep the common cases simple
Because more often than not, the usual SQL calls used by the programmer are simple
SELECT’s, INSERT’s, DELETE’s and UPDATE’s, these queries should be simple to
perform with JDBC. However, more complex SQL statements should also be possible.
Finally we decided to proceed the implementation using Java Networking.
And for dynamically updating the cache table we go for MS Access database.
Java ha two things: a programming language and a platform.
Java is a high-level programming language that is all of the following
Simple Architecture-neutral
Object-oriented Portable
Distributed High-performance
Interpreted multithreaded
Robust Dynamic
Secure
Java is also unusual in that each Java program is both compiled and interpreted.
With a compile you translate a Java program into an intermediate language called Java
byte codes .
The platform-independent code instruction is passed and run on the computer.
Compilation happens just once; interpretation occurs each time the program
is executed. The figure illustrates how this works.
18. You can think of Java byte codes as the machine code instructions for the Java
Virtual Machine (Java VM). Every Java interpreter, whether it’s a Java development
tool or a Web browser that can run Java applets, is an implementation of the Java VM.
The Java VM can also be implemented in hardware.
Java byte codes help make “write once, run anywhere” possible. You can compile
your Java program into byte codes on my platform that has a Java compiler. The byte
codes can then be run any implementation of the Java VM. For example, the same Java
program can run Windows NT, Solaris, and Macintosh.
TCP/IP stack
The TCP/IP stack is shorter than the OSI one:
TCP is a connection-oriented protocol; UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
is aconnectionless protocol.
My Program
Interpreter
Java
Compilers
19. IP datagram’s
The IP layer provides a connectionless and unreliable delivery system. It considers
each datagram independently of the others. Any association between datagram must be
supplied by the higher layers. The IP layer supplies a checksum that includes its own
header. The header includes the source and destination addresses. The IP layer handles
routing through an Internet. It is also responsible for breaking up large datagram into
smaller ones for transmission and reassembling them at the other end.
UDP
UDP is also connectionless and unreliable. What it adds to IP is a checksum for the
contents of the datagram and port numbers. These are used to give a client/server model
- see later.
TCP
TCP supplies logic to give a reliable connection-oriented protocol above IP. It
provides a virtual circuit that two processes can use to communicate.
Internet addresses
In order to use a service, you must be able to find it. The Internet uses an address
scheme for machines so that they can be located. The address is a 32 bit integer which
gives the IP address. This encodes a network ID and more addressing. The network ID
falls into various classes according to the size of the network address.
Network address
Class A uses 8 bits for the network address with 24 bits left over for other
addressing. Class B uses 16 bit network addressing. Class C uses 24 bit network
addressing and class D uses all 32.
Subnet address
Internally, the UNIX network is divided into sub networks. Building 11 is currently
on one sub network and uses 10-bit addressing, allowing 1024 different hosts.
Host address
8 bits are finally used for host addresses within our subnet. This places
a limit of 256 machines that can be on the subnet.
20. Total address
The 32 bit address is usually written as 4 integers separated by dots.
Port addresses
A service exists on a host, and is identified by its port. This is a 16 bit number. To
send a message to a server, you send it to the port for that service of the host that it is
running on. This is not location transparency! Certain of these ports are "well known".
Sockets
A socket is a data structure maintained by the system to handle network
connections. A socket is created using the call socket. It returns an integer that is like a
file descriptor. In fact, under Windows, this handle can be used with Read File and
Write File functions.
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
int socket(int family, int type, int protocol);
Here "family" will be AF_INET for IP communications, protocol will be zero, and
type will depend on whether TCP or UDP is used. Two processes wishing to
communicate over a network create a socket each. These are similar to two ends of a
pipe - but the actual pipe does not yet exist.
21. JFree Chart
JFreeChart is a free 100% Java chart library that makes it easy for developers to
display professional quality charts in their applications. JFreeChart's extensive feature set
includes:
A consistent and well-documented API, supporting a wide range of chart types;
A flexible design that is easy to extend, and targets both server-side and client-
side applications;
Support for many output types, including Swing components, image
files (including PNG and JPEG), and vector graphics file formats (including PDF,
EPS andSVG);
JFreeChart is "open source" or, more specifically, free software. It is distributed
under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL), which permits use in
proprietary applications.
Charts showing values that relate to geographical areas. Some examples include:
(a) population density in each state of the United States, (b) income per capita for each
country in Europe, (c) life expectancy in each country of the world. The tasks in this
project include:
Sourcing freely redistributable vector outlines for the countries of the world,
states/provinces in particular countries (USA in particular, but also other areas);
Creating an appropriate dataset interface (plus default implementation), a
rendered, and integrating this with the existing XYPlot class in JFreeChart;
Testing, documenting, testing some more, documenting some more.
Implement a new (to JFreeChart) feature for interactive time series charts --- to display a
separate control that shows a small version of ALL the time series data, with a sliding "view"
rectangle that allows you to select the subset of the time series data to display in the main
chart.
There is currently a lot of interest in dashboard displays. Create a flexible dashboard
mechanism that supports a subset of JFreeChart chart types (dials, pies, thermometers, bars,
and lines/time series) that can be delivered easily via both Java Web Start and an applet.
The property editor mechanism in JFreeChart only handles a small subset of the
properties that can be set for charts. Extend (or reimplement) this mechanism to provide
greater end-user control over the appearance of the charts.
J2ME (Java 2 Micro edition):-
Sun Microsystems defines J2ME as "a highly optimized Java run-time environment targeting a
wide range of consumer products, including pagers, cellular phones, screen-phones, digital set-
top boxes and car navigation systems." Announced in June 1999 at the JavaOne Developer
Conference, J2ME brings the cross-platform functionality of the Java language to smaller
devices, allowing mobile wireless devices to share applications. With J2ME, Sun has adapted the
Java platform for consumer products that incorporate or are based on small computing devices.
22. 1. General J2ME architecture
J2ME uses configurations and profiles to customize the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). As a
complete JRE, J2ME is comprised of a configuration, which determines the JVM used, and a
profile, which defines the application by adding domain-specific classes. The configuration
defines the basic run-time environment as a set of core classes and a specific JVM that run on
specific types of devices. We'll discuss configurations in detail in the The profile defines the
application; specifically, it adds domain-specific classes to the J2ME configuration to define
certain uses for devices. We'll cover profiles in depth in the The following graphic depicts the
relationship between the different virtual machines, configurations, and profiles. It also draws a
parallel with the J2SE API and its Java virtual machine. While the J2SE virtual machine is
generally referred to as a JVM, the J2ME virtual machines, KVM and CVM, are subsets of JVM.
Both KVM and CVM can be thought of as a kind of Java virtual machine -- it's just that they are
shrunken versions of the J2SE JVM and are specific to J2ME.
2.Developing J2ME applications
Introduction In this section, we will go over some considerations you need to keep in mind when
developing applications for smaller devices. We'll take a look at the way the compiler is invoked
when using J2SE to compile J2ME applications. Finally, we'll explore packaging and
deployment and the role preverification plays in this process.
3.Design considerations for small devices
Developing applications for small devices requires you to keep certain strategies in mind during
the design phase. It is best to strategically design an application for a small device before you
begin coding. Correcting the code because you failed to consider all of the "gotchas" before
developing the application can be a painful process. Here are some design strategies to consider:
Keep it simple. Remove unnecessary features, possibly making those features a separate,
secondary application.
Smaller is better. This consideration should be a "no brainer" for all developers. Smaller
applications use less memory on the device and require shorter installation times.
Considerpackaging your Java applications as compressed Java Archive (jar) files.
Minimize run-time memory use. To minimize the amount of memory used at run time, use
scalar types in place of object types. Also, do not depend on the garbage collector. You
shouldmanage the memory efficiently yourself by setting object references to null when you
are finished with them. Another way to reduce run-time memory is to use lazy instantiation,
only allocating objects on an as-needed basis. Other ways of reducing overall and peak
memory useon small devices are to release resources quickly, reuse objects, and avoid
exceptions.
4.Configurations overview
The configuration defines the basic run-time environment as a set of core classes and a specific
JVM that run on specific types of devices. Currently, two configurations exist for J2ME, though
others may be defined in the future:
Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) is used specifically with the KVM for
16-bit or 32-bit devices with limited amounts of memory. This is the configuration (and the
virtual machine) used for developing small J2ME applications. Its size limitations make
CLDCmore interesting and challenging (from a development point of view) than CDC. CLDC
is also
23. the configuration that we will use for developing our drawing tool application. An example of a
small wireless device running small applications is a Palm hand-held computer.
Connected Device Configuration (CDC) is used with the C virtual machine (CVM) and is
used for 32-bit architectures requiring more than 2 MB of memory. An example of such a
deviceis a Net TV box.
5.J2ME profiles
What is a J2ME profile?
As we mentioned earlier in this tutorial, a profile defines the type of device supported. The
Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP), for example, defines classes for cellular phones. It
adds domain-specific classes to the J2ME configuration to define uses for similar devices. Two
profiles have been defined for J2ME and are built upon CLDC: KJava and MIDP. Both KJava
and MIDP are associated with CLDC and smaller devices. Profiles are built on top of
configurations. Because profiles are specific to the size of the device (amount of memory) on
which an application runs, certain profiles are associated with certain configurations.
A skeleton profile upon which you can create your own profile, the Foundation Profile, is
available for CDC.
Profile 1: KJava
KJava is Sun's proprietary profile and contains the KJava API. The KJava profile is built on top
of the CLDC configuration. The KJava virtual machine, KVM, accepts the same byte codes and
class file format as the classic J2SE virtual machine. KJava contains a Sun-specific API that runs
on the Palm OS. The KJava API has a great deal in common with the J2SE Abstract Windowing
Toolkit (AWT). However, because it is not a standard J2ME package, its main package is
com.sun.kjava. We'll learn more about the KJava API later in this tutorial when we develop
some sample applications.
Profile 2: MIDP
MIDP is geared toward mobile devices such as cellular phones and pagers. The MIDP, like
KJava, is built upon CLDC and provides a standard run-time environment that allows new
applications and services to be deployed dynamically on end user devices. MIDP is a common,
industry-standard profile for mobile devices that is not dependent on a specific vendor. It is a
complete and supported foundation for mobile application
development. MIDP contains the following packages, the first three of which are core CLDC
packages, plus three MIDP-specific packages.
java.lang
java.io
java.util
javax.microedition.io
javax.microedition.lcdui
javax.microedition.midlet
javax.microedition.rms
24. Client Server
Over view
With the varied topic in existence in the fields of computers, Client Server is one, which has
generated more heat than light, and also more hype than reality. This technology has acquired a
certain critical mass attention with its dedication conferences and magazines. Major computer
vendors such as IBM and DEC, have declared that Client Servers is their main future market. A
survey of DBMS magazine reveled that 76% of its readers were actively looking at the client
server solution. The growth in the client server development tools from $200 million in 1992 to
more than $1.2 billion in 1996. Client server implementations are complex but the underlying
concept is simple and powerful. A client is an application running with local resources but able
to request the database and relate the services from separate remote server. The software
mediating this client server interaction is often referred to as MIDDLEWARE.
The typical client either a PC or a Work Station connected through a network to a more
powerful PC, Workstation, Midrange or Main Frames server usually capable of handling request
from more than one client. However, with some configuration server may also act as client. A
server may need to access other server in order to process the original client request. The key
client server idea is that client as user is essentially insulated from the physical location and
formats of the data needs for their application. With the proper middleware, a client input from or
report can transparently access and manipulate both local database on the client machine and
remote databases on one or more servers. An added bonus is the client server opens the door
to multi-vendor database access indulging heterogeneous table joins.
What is a Client Server
Two prominent systems in existence are client server and file server systems. It is essential to distinguish
between client servers and file server systems. Both provide shared network access to data but the
comparison dens there! The file server simply provides a remote disk drive that can be accessed by LAN
applications on a file by file basis. The client server offers full relational database services such as SQL-
Access, Record modifying, Insert, Delete with full relational integrity backup/ restore performance for
high volume of transactions, etc. the client server middleware provides a flexible interface between client
and server, who does what, when and to whom.
Why Client Server
Client server has evolved to solve a problem that has been around since the earliest days of
computing: how best to distribute your computing, data generation and data storage resources in
order to obtain efficient, cost effective departmental an enterprise wide data processing. During
mainframe era choices were quite limited. A central machine housed both the CPU and DATA
(cards, tapes, drums and later disks). Access to these resources was initially confined to batched
runs that produced departmental reports at the appropriate intervals. A strong central information
service department ruled the corporation. The role of the rest of the corporation limited to
requesting new or more frequent reports and to provide hand written forms from which the
central data banks were created and updated. The earliest client server solutions therefore
couldbest be characterized as “SLAVE-MASTER”.
Time-sharing changed the picture. Remote
terminal could view and even change the central data,subject to access permissions. And, as the
central data banks evolved in to sophisticated relational database with non-programmer
25. relational database with non-programmer query languages, online users could formulate adhoc
queries and produce local reports with out adding to the MIS applications software backlog.
However remote access was through dumb terminals, and the client server remained subordinate
to the SlaveMaster.
Front end or User Interface Design
The entire user interface is planned to be developed in browser specific environment with a
touch of Intranet-Based Architecture for achieving the Distributed Concept.
The browser specific components are designed by using the HTML standards, and the dynamism
of the designed by concentrating on the constructs of the Java Server Pages.
Communication or Database Connectivity Tier
The Communication architecture is designed by concentrating on the Standards of Servlets and
Enterprise Java Beans. The database connectivity is established by using the Java Data Base
Connectivity.
The standards of three-tire architecture are given major concentration to keep the standards of
higher cohesion and limited coupling for effectiveness of the operations.
Features of The Language Used
In my project, I have chosen Java language for developing the code.
About Java
Initially the language was called as “oak” but it was renamed as “Java” in 1995. The primary
motivation of this language was the need for a platform-independent (i.e., architecture neutral)
language that could be used to create software to be embedded in various consumer electronic
devices.
Java is a programmer’s language.
Java is cohesive and consistent.
Except for those constraints imposed by the Internet environment, Java gives the
programmer, full control.
Finally, Java is to Internet programming where C was to system programming.
Importance of Java to the Internet
Java has had a profound effect on the Internet. This is because; Java expands the Universe of
objects that can move about freely in Cyberspace. In a network, two categories of objects are
transmitted between the Server and the Personal computer. They are: Passive information and
Dynamic active programs. The Dynamic, Self-executing programs cause serious problems in the
areas of Security and probability. But, Java addresses those concerns and by doing so, has
opened the door to an exciting new form of program called the Applet.
26. Java can be used to create two types of programs
Applications and Applets: An application is a program that runs on our Computer under the
operating system of that computer. It is more or less like one creating using C or C++. Java’s
ability to create Applets makes it important. An Applet is an application designed to be
transmitted over the Internet and executed by a Java –compatible web browser. An applet is
actually a tiny Java program, dynamically downloaded across the network, just like an image.
But the difference is, it is an intelligent program, not just a media file. It can react to the user
input and dynamically change.
Security
Features Of Java
Every time you that you download a “normal” program, you are risking a viral infection. Prior to
Java, most users did not download executable programs frequently, and those who did scanned
them for viruses prior to execution. Most users still worried about the possibility of infecting
their systems with a virus. In addition, another type of malicious program exists that must be
guarded against. This type of program can gather private information, such as credit card
numbers, bank account balances, and passwords. Java answers both these concerns by providing
a “firewall” between a network application and your computer.
When you use a Java-compatible Web browser, you can safely download Java applets without
fear of virus infection or malicious intent.
Portability
For programs to be dynamically downloaded to all the various types of platforms connected to
the Internet, some means of generating portable executable code is needed .As you will see, the
same mechanism that helps ensure security also helps create portability. Indeed, Java’s solution
to these two problems is both elegant and efficient.
The Byte code
The key that allows the Java to solve the security and portability problems is that the output of
Java compiler is Byte code. Byte code is a highly optimized set of instructions designed to be
executed by the Java run-time system, which is called the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). That is,
in its standard form, the JVM is an interpreter for byte code.
Translating a Java program into byte code helps makes it much easier to run a program in a wide
variety of environments. The reason is, once the run-time package exists for a given system, any
Java program can run on it.
Although Java was designed for interpretation, there is technically nothing about Java that
prevents on-the-fly compilation of byte code into native code. Sun has just completed its Just In
27. Time (JIT) compiler for byte code. When the JIT compiler is a part of JVM, it compiles byte
code into executable code in real time, on a piece-by-piece, demand basis. It is not possible to
compile an entire Java program into executable code all at once, because Java performs various
run-time checks that can be done only at run time. The JIT compiles code, as it is needed, during
execution.
Java, Virtual Machine (JVM)
Beyond the language, there is the Java virtual machine. The Java virtual machine is an important
element of the Java technology. The virtual machine can be embedded within a web browser or
an operating system. Once a piece of Java code is loaded onto a machine, it is verified. As part of
the loading process, a class loader is invoked and does byte code verification makes sure that the
code that’s has been generated by the compiler will not corrupt the machine that it’s loaded on.
Byte code verification takes place at the end of the compilation process to make sure that is all
accurate and correct. So byte code verification is integral to the compiling and executing of Java
code.
Overall Description
Java .Class
Picture showing the development process of JAVA Program
Java programming uses to produce byte codes and executes them. The first box indicates that the
Java source code is located in a. Java file that is processed with a Java compiler called javac. The
Java compiler produces a file called a. class file, which contains the byte code. The. Class file is
then loaded across the network or loaded locally on your machine into the execution
environment is the Java virtual machine, which interprets and executes the byte code.
Java Architecture
Java architecture provides a portable, robust, high performing environment for development.
Java provides portability by compiling the byte codes for the Java Virtual Machine, which is then
interpreted on each platform by the run-time environment. Java is a dynamic system, able to load
code when needed from a machine in the same room or across the planet.
Compilation of code
When you compile the code, the Java compiler creates machine code (called byte code) for a
hypothetical machine called Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The JVM is supposed to execute the
byte code. The JVM is created for overcoming the issue of portability. The code is written and
compiled for one machine and interpreted on all machines. This machine is called Java Virtual
Machine.
Java source J Java vm
Java byte code
28. Compiling and interpreting Java Source Code
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Macintosh
Compiler
SPARC
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Source
Code
Java
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Interpreter
(PC)
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indepen
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Java
Interpreter
(Macintosh)
Java
Interpreter
(Sparc)
During run-time the Java interpreter tricks the byte code file into thinking that it is running on a
Java Virtual Machine. In reality this could be a Intel Pentium Windows 95 or Sun SARC station
running Solaris or Apple Macintosh running system and all could receive code from any
computer through Internet and run the Applets.
Simple
Java was designed to be easy for the Professional programmer to learn and to use effectively. If
you are an experienced C++ programmer, learning Java will be even easier. Because Java
inherits the C/C++ syntax and many of the object oriented features of C++. Most of the
confusing concepts from C++ are either left out of Java or implemented in a cleaner, more
approachable manner. In Java there are a small number of clearly defined ways to accomplish a
given task.
Object-Oriented
Java was not designed to be source-code compatible with any other language. This allowed the
Java team the freedom to design with a blank slate. One outcome of this was a clean usable,
pragmatic approach to objects. The object model in Java is simple and easy to extend, while
simple types, such as integers, are kept as high-performance non-objects.
Robust
The multi-platform environment of the Web places extraordinary demands on a program,
because the program must execute reliably in a variety of systems. The ability to create robust
programs was given a high priority in the design of Java. Java is strictly typed language; it
checks your code at compile time and run time.
29. Java virtually eliminates the problems of memory management and deallocation, which is
completely automatic. In a well-written Java program, all run time errors can –and should –be
managed by your program.
JAVASCRIPT
JavaScript is a script-based programming language that was developed by Netscape
Communication Corporation. JavaScript was originally called Live Script and renamed as
JavaScript to indicate its relationship with Java. JavaScript supports the development of both
client and server components of Web-based applications. On the client side, it can be used to
write programs that are executed by a Web browser within the context of a Web page. On the
server side, it can be used to write Web server programs that can process information submitted
by a Web browser and then updates the browser’s display accordingly
Even though JavaScript supports both client and server Web programming, we
prefer JavaScript at Client side programming since most of the browsers supports it. JavaScript is
almost as easy tolearn as HTML, and JavaScript statements can be included in HTML
documents by enclosing the statements between a pair of scripting tags
<SCRIPTS>..</SCRIPT>.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = “JavaScript”>
JavaScript statements
</SCRIPT>
Here are a few things we can do with JavaScript :-
Validate the contents of a form and make calculations.
Add scrolling or changing messages to the Browser’s status line.
Animate images or rotate images that change when we move the mouse over them.
Detect the browser in use and display different content for different browsers.
Detect installed plug-ins and notify the user if a plug-in is required.
We can do much more with JavaScript, including creating entire application.
Java Script Vs Java
JavaScript and Java are entirely different languages. A few of the most glaring differences are:
Java applets are generally displayed in a box within the web document; JavaScript
can affect any part of the Web document itself.
While JavaScript is best suited to simple applications and adding interactive features to
Web pages; Java can be used for incredibly complex applications.
30. There are many other differences but the important thing to remember is that
JavaScript andJava are separate languages. They are both useful for different things; in fact
they can be usedtogether to combine their advantages.
ADVANTAGES
JavaScript can be used for Sever-side and Client-side scripting.
It is more flexible than VBScript.
JavaScript is the default scripting languages at Client-side since all the browsers
supports it.
Hyper Text Markup Language
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), the languages of the World Wide Web (WWW), allows
users to produces Web pages that include text, graphics and pointer to other Web pages
(Hyperlinks).
HTML is not a programming language but it is an application of ISO Standard 8879, SGML
(Standard Generalized Markup Language), but specialized to hypertext and adapted to the Web.
The idea behind Hypertext is that instead of reading text in rigid linear structure, we can easily
jump from one point to another point. We can navigate through the information based on our
interest and preference. A markup language is simply a series of elements, each delimited with
special characters that define how text or other items enclosed within the elements should be
displayed. Hyperlinks are underlined or emphasized works that load to other documents or some
portions of the same document.
HTML can be used to display any type of document on the host computer, which can be
geographically at a different location. It is a versatile language and can be used on any platform
or desktop.
HTML provides tags (special codes) to make the document look attractive. HTML tags are not
case-sensitive. Using graphics, fonts, different sizes, color, etc., can enhance the presentation of
the document. Anything that is not a tag is part of the document itself.
Basic HTML Tags :
<!-- --> Specifies comments
<A>……….</A> Creates hypertext links
<B>……….</B> Formats text as bold
<BIG>……….</BIG> Formats text in large font.
<BODY>…</BODY> Contains all tags and text in the HTML document
<CENTER>...</CENTER> Creates text
<DD>…</DD> Definition of a term
<DL>...</DL> Creates definition list
<FONT>…</FONT> Formats text with a particular font
<FORM>...</FORM> Encloses a fill-out form
<FRAME>...</FRAME> Defines a particular frame in a set of frames
<H#>…</H#> Creates headings of different levels
<HEAD>...</HEAD> Contains tags that specify information about a document
<HR>...</HR> Creates a horizontal rule
<HTML>…</HTML> Contains all other HTML tag
<META>...</META> Provides meta-information about a document
<SCRIPT>…</SCRIPT> Contains client-side or server-side script
<TABLE>…</TABLE> Creates a table
31. <TD>…</TD> Indicates table data in a table
<TR>…</TR> Designates a table row
<TH>…</TH> Creates a heading in a table
ADVANTAGES
A HTML document is small and hence easy to send over the net. It is small because it does notinclude
formatted information.
HTML is platform independent.
HTML tags are not case-sensitive.
Java Database Connectivity
What Is JDBC?
JDBC is a Java API for executing SQL statements. (As a point of interest, JDBC is a trademarked name and is
not an acronym; nevertheless, JDBC is often thought of as standing for Java Database Connectivity. It consists
of a set of classes and interfaces written in the Java programming language. JDBC provides a standard API for
tool/database developers and makes it possible to write database applications using a pure Java API.
Using JDBC, it is easy to send SQL statements to virtually any relational database. One can write a single
program using the JDBC API, and the program will be able to send SQL statements to the appropriate
database. The combinations of Java and JDBC lets a programmer write it once and run it anywhere.
What Does JDBC Do?
Simply put, JDBC makes it possible to do three things:
Establish a connection with a database
Send SQL statements
Process the results.
JDBC versus ODBC and other APIs
At this point, Microsoft's ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) API is that probably the most
widely used programming interface for accessing relational databases. It offers the ability to
connect to almost all databases on almost all platforms.
So why not just use ODBC from Java? The answer is that you can use ODBC from Java, but this
is best done with the help of JDBC in the form of the JDBC-ODBC Bridge, which we will cover
shortly. The question now becomes "Why do you need JDBC?" There are several answers to this
question:
1. ODBC is not appropriate for direct use from Java because it uses a C interface. Calls from
Java to native C code have a number of drawbacks in the security, implementation,
robustness, and automatic portability of applications.
2. A literal translation of the ODBC C API into a Java API would not be desirable. For
example, Java has no pointers, and ODBC makes copious use of them, including the
notoriously error-prone generic pointer "void *". You can think of JDBC as ODBC
translated into an object-oriented interface that is natural for Java programmers.
3. ODBC is hard to learn. It mixes simple and advanced features together, and it has complex
options even for simple queries. JDBC, on the other hand, was designed to keep simple
things simple while allowing more advanced capabilities where required.
32. 4. A Java API like JDBC is needed in order to enable a "pure Java" solution. When ODBC is
used, the ODBC driver manager and drivers must be manually installed on every client
machine. When the JDBC driver is written completely in Java, however, JDBC code is
automatically installable, portable, and secure on all Java platforms from network
computers to mainframes.
Two-tier and Three-tier Models
The JDBC API supports both two-tier and three-tier models for database access.
In the two-tier model, a Java applet or application talks directly to the database. This requires a
JDBC driver that can communicate with the particular database management system being
accessed. A user's SQL statements are delivered to the database, and the results of those
statements are sent back to the user. The database may be located on another machine to which
the user is connected via a network. This is referred to as a client/server configuration, with the
user's machine as the client, and the machine housing the database as the server. The network can
be an Intranet, which, for example, connects employees within a corporation, or it can be the
Internet.
In the three-tier model, commands are sent to a "middle tier" of services, which then
send SQL statements to the database. The database processes the SQL statements and sends the
results
Client machine
DBMS-propritary protocal
Database server
backto the middle tier, which then sends them to the user. MIS directors find the three-tier model
veryattractive because the middle tier makes it possible to maintain control over access and the
kinds of updates that can be made to corporate data. Another advantage is that when there is a
middle tier, the user can employ an easy-to-use higher-level API which is translated by the
middle tier
JAVA
APPLICATION
JDBC
DBMS
33. into the appropriate low-level calls. Finally, in many cases the three-tier architecture can provide
performance advantages.
Until now the middle tier has typically been written in languages such as C or C++, whichoffer
fast performance. However, with the introduction of optimizing compilers that translate Javabyte
code into efficient machine-specific code, it is becoming practical to implement the middle tier
in Java. This is a big plus, making it possible to take advantage of Java's robustness,
multithreading, and security features. JDBC is important to allow database access from a Java
middle tier.
JDBC Driver Types
The JDBC drivers that we are aware of at this time fit into one of four categories:
JDBC-ODBC bridge plus ODBC driver
Native-API partly-Java driver
JDBC-Net pure Java driver
Native-protocol pure Java driver
JDBC-ODBC Bridge
If possible, use a Pure Java JDBC driver instead of the Bridge and an ODBC driver. This
completely eliminates the client configuration required by ODBC. It also eliminates the potential
that the Java VM could be corrupted by an error in the native code brought in by the Bridge (that
is, the Bridge native library, the ODBC driver manager library, the ODBC driver library, and the
database client library).
What Is the JDBC- ODBC Bridge?
The JDBC-ODBC Bridge is a JDBC driver, which implements JDBC operations by
translating them into ODBC operations. To ODBC it appears as a normal application program.
The Bridge implements JDBC for any database for which an ODBC driver is available. The Bridge
is implemented as the sun.jdbc.odbc Java package and contains a native library used to access
ODBC. The Bridgeis a joint development of Intersolv and JavaSoft
34. .Java Server Pages (JSP)
Java server Pages is a simple, yet powerful technology for creating and maintaining
dynamic-content web pages. Based on the Java programming language, Java Server Pages offers
proven portability, open standards, and a mature re-usable component model .The Java Server
Pages architecture enables the separation of content generation from content presentation. This
separation not eases maintenance headaches, it also allows web team members to focus on their
areas of expertise. Now, web page designer can concentrate on layout, and web application
designers on programming, with minimal concern about impacting each other’s work.
Features of JSP
Portability:
Java Server Pages files can be run on any web server or web-enabled application server that
provides support for them. Dubbed the JSP engine, this support involves recognition, translation,
and management of the Java Server Page lifecycle and its interaction components.
Components
It was mentioned earlier that the Java Server Pages architecture can include reusable Java
components. The architecture also allows for the embedding of a scripting language directly into
the Java Server Pages file. The components current supported include Java Beans, and Servlets.
Processing
A Java Server Pages file is essentially an HTML document with JSP scripting or tags. The Java
Server Pages file has a JSP extension to the server as a Java Server Pages file. Before the page is
served, the Java Server Pages syntax is parsed and processed into a Servlet on the server side.
The Servlet that is generated outputs real content in straight HTML for responding to the client.
Access Models:
A Java Server Pages file may be accessed in at least two different ways. A client’s request comes
directly into a Java Server Page. In this scenario, suppose the page accesses reusable Java Bean
components that perform particular well-defined computations like accessing a database. The
result of the Beans computations, called result sets is stored within the Bean as properties. The
page uses such Beans to generate dynamic content and present it back to the client.
In both of the above cases, the page could also contain any valid Java code. Java Server Pages
architecture encourages separation of content from presentation.
35. Steps in the execution of a JSP Application:
1. The client sends a request to the web server for a JSP file by giving the name of the JSP
file within the form tag of a HTML page.
2. This request is transferred to the JavaWebServer. At the server side JavaWebServer
receives the request and if it is a request for a jsp file server gives this request to the JSP
engine.
3. JSP engine is program which can understands the tags of the jsp and then it converts those
tags into a Servlet program and it is stored at the server side. This Servlet is loaded in the
memory and then it is executed and the result is given back to the JavaWebServer and then
it is transferred back to the result is given back to the JavaWebServer and then it is
transferred back to the client.
JDBC connectivity:
The JDBC provides database-independent connectivity between the J2EE platform and a wide
range of tabular data sources. JDBC technology allows an Application Component Provider to:
Perform connection and authentication to a database server
Manager transactions
Move SQL statements to a database engine for preprocessing and execution
Execute stored procedures
Inspect and modify the results from Select statements.
Tomcat 6.0 web server
Tomcat is an open source web server developed by Apache Group. Apache Tomcat is the servlet
container that is used in the official Reference Implementation for the Java Servlet and Java
Server Pages technologies. The Java Servlet and Java Server Pages specifications are developed
by Sun under the Java Community Process. Web Servers like Apache Tomcat supportonly web
components while an application server supports web components as well as business
components (BEAs Weblogic, is one of the popular application server).To develop a web
application with jsp/servlet install any web server like JRun, Tomcat etc to run your application..
36. Bibliography:
References for the Project Develpment were taken from t h e fol lowing Books and Web
Sites
Oracle
PL/SQL Programming by Scott Urman
SQL complete reference by Livion
JAVA Technologies
JAVA Complete Reference
Java Script Programming by Yehuda Shiran
Mastering JAVA Security
JAVA2 Networking by Pistoria
JAVA Security by Scotl oaks
Head First EJB Sierra Bates
J2EE Professional by Shadab siddiqui
JAVA server pages by Larne Pekowsley
JAVA Server pages by Nick Todd
HTML
HTML Black Book by Holzner
JDBC
Java Database Programming with JDBC by Patel moss.
Software Engineering by Roger Pressman
46. IMPLEMENTATION
DATA OWNER
In this module, Data owner has to register to cloud and logs in, Encrypts and uploads a file to
cloud server and also performs the following operations such as Register with
department(Cardiology,Neprology,etc) and Specialist(Heart,Brain,Kidney) and Login and View
Profile ,Upload patient details with(pid,pname,paddress,dob,email,cno,age,hospital
name,Disease,blood group,Symptom,attach disease file, attach user image) and encrypt all
attribute except pname ,Select patient name details uploaded and Set Access Control permission
like by selecting Department and Profession and View all uploaded patient Details with date and
Time ,View all Access Control provided details with date and Time.
Ehealthcare CLOUD SERVER
In this module the cloud will authorize both the owner and the user and also performs the
following operations such as View all patient details in decrypt mode and View all Access
Control Details, View all Transactions (like upload, download, search) and View secret key
request and response details with date and Time View No.of same disease in chart, View Patient
Rank in chart and View No.Of attackers on patient accessing by wrong secret Key
Authority
In this module, the Authority performs the following operations such as Login ,view Owners
and authorize and View Users and authorize,List all secret key request details and generate and
permit with date and Time and List all attackers Details with date and Time by wrong secret Key
with date and Time.
End USER
In this module, the user has to register to cloud and log in and performs the following operations
such as Register with Deparment(Cardiology,Neprology,etc) and Profession(like
Doctor,nurse,Surgeon etc) and Login ,View Profile and Search patient details by content
keyword(Display patient files and details if access control is given) and request secret key and
List all secret key permitted response from Authority and give download option here only.
SYSTEM TESTING
The purpose of testing is to discover errors. Testing is the process of trying to discover every
conceivable fault or weakness in a work product. It provides a way to check the functionality of
components, sub assemblies, assemblies and/or a finished product It is the process of exercising
software with the intent of ensuring that the
Software system meets its requirements and user expectations and does not fail in an
unacceptable manner. There are various types of test. Each test type addresses a specific testing
requiremen.
47. TYPES OF TESTS
Unit testing
Unit testing involves the design of test cases that validate that the internal program logic is
functioning properly, and that program inputs produce valid outputs. All decision branches and
internal code flow should be validated. It is the testing of individual software units of the
application .it is done after the completion of an individual unit before integration. This is a
structural testing, that relies on knowledge of its construction and is invasive. Unit tests perform
basic tests at component level and test a specific business process, application, and/or system
configuration. Unit tests ensure that each unique path of a business process performs accurately
to the documented specifications and contains clearly defined inputs and expected results.
Integration testing
Integration tests are designed to test integrated software components to determine if they
actually run as one program. Testing is event driven and is more concerned with the basic
outcome of screens or fields. Integration tests demonstrate that although the components were
individually satisfaction, as shown by successfully unit testing, the combination of components is
correct and consistent. Integration testing is specifically aimed at exposing the problems that
arise from the combination of components.
Functional test
Functional tests provide systematic demonstrations that functions tested are available as
specified by the business and technical requirements, system documentation, and user manuals.
Functional testing is centered on the following items:
Valid Input : identified classes of valid input must be accepted.
Invalid Input : identified classes of invalid input must be rejected.
Functions : identified functions must be exercised.
Output : identified classes of application outputs must be exercised.
Systems/Procedures : interfacing systems or procedures must be invoked.
Organization and preparation of functional tests is focused on requirements, key functions, or
special test cases. In addition, systematic coverage pertaining to identify Business process flows;
data fields, predefined processes, and successive processes must be considered for testing.
Before functional testing is complete, additional tests are identified and the effective value of
current tests is determined.
System Test
System testing ensures that the entire integrated software system meets requirements. It tests a
configuration to ensure known and predictable results. An example of system testing is the
configuration oriented system integration test. System testing is based on process descriptions
and flows, emphasizing pre-driven process links and integration points.
48. White Box Testing
White Box Testing is a testing in which in which the software tester has knowledge of the
inner workings, structure and language of the software, or at least its purpose. It is purpose. It is
used to test areas that cannot be reached from a black box level.
Black Box Testing
Black Box Testing is testing the software without any knowledge of the inner workings,
structure or language of the module being tested. Black box tests, as most other kinds of tests,
must be written from a definitive source document, such as specification or requirements
document, such as specification or requirements document. It is a testing in which the software
under test is treated, as a black box .you cannot “see” into it. The test provides inputs and
responds to outputs without considering how the software works.
Unit Testing:
Unit testing is usually conducted as part of a combined code and unit test phase of the software
lifecycle, although it is not uncommon for coding and unit testing to be conducted as two distinct
phases.
Test strategy and approach
Field testing will be performed manually and functional tests will be written in detail.
Test objectives
All field entries must work properly.
Pages must be activated from the identified link.
The entry screen, messages and responses must not be delayed.
Features to be tested
Verify that the entries are of the correct format
No duplicate entries should be allowed
All links should take the user to the correct page
Integration Testing
Software integration testing is the incremental integration testing of two or more integrated
software components on a single platform to produce failures caused by interface defects.
The task of the integration test is to check that components or software applications, e.g.
components in a software system or – one step up – software applications at the company level –
interact without error.
Test Results: All the test cases mentioned above passed successfully. No defects encountered.
Acceptance Testing User Acceptance Testing is a critical phase of any project and requires
significant participation by the end user. It also ensures that the system meets the functional
requirements
Test Results: All the test cases mentioned above passed successfully. No defects
encountere.
49. SYSTEM TESTING TESTING METHODOLOGIES
The following are the Testing Methodologies:
Unit Testing.
Integration Testing.
User Acceptance Testing.
Output Testing.
Validation Testing.
Unit Testing:
Unit testing focuses verification effort on the smallest unit of Software design that
is the module. Unit testing exercises specific paths in a module’s control structure to ensure
complete coverage and maximum error detection. This test focuses on each module individually,
ensuring that it functions properly as a unit. Hence, the naming is Unit Testing.
During this testing,
each module is tested individually and the module interfaces are verified for the consistency with
design specification. All important processing path are testedfor the expected results. All error
handling paths are also tested.
Integration Testing:
Integration testing addresses the issues associated with the dual problems of
verification and program construction. After the software has been integrated a set of high order
tests are conducted. The main objective in this testing process is to take unit tested modules and
builds a program structure that has been dictated by design.
The following are the types of Integration Testing:
1)Top Down Integration
This method is an incremental approach to the construction of
program structure. Modulesare integrated by moving downward through the control hierarchy,
beginning with the main program module. The module subordinates to the main program module
are incorporated into thestructure in either a depth first or breadth first manner. In this method,
the software is tested from main module and individual stubs are replaced when the test proceeds
downwards.
2. Bottom-up Integration
This method begins the construction and testing with the modules at the lowest level in the
program structure. Since the modules are integrated from the bottom up, processing required for
modules subordinate to a given level is always available and the need for stubs is eliminated. The
bottom up integration strategy may be implemented with the following steps:
The low-level modules are combined into clusters into clusters that
perform a specific Software sub-function.
A driver (i.e.) the control program for testing is written to coordinate test case
input and output.
The cluster is tested.
Drivers are removed and clusters are combined moving upward in the
program structure
The bottom up approaches tests each module individually and then each module
is module isintegrated with a main module and tested for functionality.
50. OTHER TESTING METHODOLOGIES
User Acceptance Testing:
User Acceptance of a system is the key factor for the success of any system. The system
under consideration is tested for user acceptance by constantly keeping in touch with the
prospective system users at the time of developing and making changes wherever required. The
system developed provides a friendly user interface that can easily be understood even by a
person who is new to the system.
Output Testing:
After performing the validation testing, the next step is output testing of the proposed
system, since no system could be useful if it does not produce the required output in the specified
format. Asking the users about the format required by them tests the outputs generated or displayed
by the system under consideration. Hence the output format is considered in 2 ways – one is on
screen and another in printed format.
Validation Checking:
Validation checks are performed on the following fields.
Text Field:
The text field can contain only the number of characters lesser than or equal to its size.
The text fields are alphanumeric in some tables and alphabetic in other tables. Incorrect entry
alwaysflashes and error message.
Numeric Field:
The numeric field can contain only numbers from 0 to 9. An entry of any character flashes
an error messages. The individual modules are checked for accuracy and what it has to perform.
Each module is subjected to test run along with sample data. The individually tested modules
are integrated into a single system. Testing involves executing the real data information is used in
the program the existence of any program defect is inferred from the output. The testing should
be planned so that all the requirements are individually tested.
A successful test is one that gives out the defects
for the inappropriate data and producesand output revealing the errors in the system.
Using Artificial Test Data:
Artificial test data are created solely for test purposes, since they can be generated to test all
combinations of formats and values. In other words, the artificial data, which can quickly be
prepared by a data generating utility program in the information systems department, make
possible the testing of all login and control paths through the program.
The most effective test programs use artificial test data generated by persons other than those
who wrote the programs. Often, an independent team of testers formulates a testing plan, using
the systems specifications.
The package “Virtual Private Network” has satisfied all the requirements specified as
persoftware requirement specification and was accepted.
51. USER TRAINING
Whenever a new system is developed, user training is required to educate them about the
working of the system so that it can be put to efficient use by those for whom the system has
been primarily designed. For this purpose the normal working of the project was demonstrated to
the prospective users. Its working is easily understandable and since the expected users are
people who have good knowledge of computers, the use of this system is very easy.
MAINTAINENCE
satisfy the needs to the largest possible extent. With development in technology, it may be
possible to add many more features based on the requirements in future. The coding and
designing is simple and easy to understand which will make maintenance easier.
This covers a wide range of activities including correcting code and design errors. To reduce the
need for maintenance in the long run, we have more accurately defined the user’s requirements
during the process of system development. Depending on the requirements, thissystem has been
developed .
TESTING STRATEGY :
A strategy for system testing integrates system test cases and design techniques into a well
planned series of steps that results in the successful construction of software. The testing
strategy must co-operate test planning, test case design, test execution, and the resultant data
collection and evaluation .A strategy for software testing must accommodate low-level tests
that are necessary to verify that a small source code segment has been correctly
implementedas well as high level tests that validate major system functions against user
requirements.
Software testing is a critical element of software quality assurance and represents the
ultimate review of specification design and coding. Testing represents an interesting anomaly for
the software. Thus, a series of testing are performed for the proposed system before the system
isready for user acceptance testing.
SYSTEM TESTING:
Software once validated must be combined with other system elements (e.g. Hardware, people,
database). System testing verifies that all the elements are proper and that overall system
function performance is achieved. It also tests to find discrepancies between the system and its
original objective, current specifications and system documentation.
UNIT TESTING:
In unit testing different are modules are tested against the specifications produced during the
design for the modules. Unit testing is essential for verification of the code produced during the
coding phase, and hence the goals to test the internal logic of the modules. Using the detailed
design description as a guide, important Conrail paths are tested to uncover errors within the
boundary of the modules. This testing is carried out during the programming stage itself. In this
type of testing step, each module was found to be working satisfactorily as regards to the
expected output from the module.
In Due Course, latest technology advancements will be taken into consideration. As part
of technical build-up many components of the networking system will be generic in nature so
that future projects can either use or interact with this. The future holds a lot to offer to the
development and refinement of this project.
52. SYSTEM TESTING
TESTING METHODOLOGIES
The following are the Testing Methodologies:
Unit Testing.
Integration Testing.
User Acceptance Testing.
Output Testing.
Validation Testing.
Unit Testing:
Unit testing focuses verification effort on the smallest unit of Software design that
is the module. Unit testing exercises specific paths in a module’s control structure to ensure
complete coverage and maximum error detection. This test focuses on each moduleindividually,
ensuring that it functions properly as a unit. Hence, the naming is Unit Testing.
During this testing, each module is tested individually and the module interfaces
are verified for the consistency with design specification. All important processing path are tested
for the expected results. All error handling paths are also tested.
Integration Testing:
Integration testing addresses the issues associated with the dual problems of verification
and program construction. After the software has been integrated a set of high order tests are
conducted. The main objective in this testing process is to take unit tested modules and builds a
program structure that has been dictated by design.
The following are the types of Integration Testing:
1.Top Down Integration
This method is an incremental approach to the construction of program structure. Modules
are integrated by moving downward through the control hierarchy, beginning with the main
program module. The module subordinates to the main program module are incorporated into the
structure in either a depth first or breadth first manner.
In this method, the software is tested from main module and individual stubs are
replaced when the test proceeds downwards.
2.Bottom-up Integration
This method begins the construction and testing with the modules at the lowest level in the
program structure. Since the modules are integrated from the bottom up, processing required for
modules subordinate to a given level is always available and the need for stubs is eliminated. The
bottom up integration strategy may be implemented with the following steps:
The low-level modules are combined into clusters into clusters that
perform a specific Software sub-function.
A driver (i.e.) the control program for testing is written to coordinate test case input
and output
The cluster is tested
53. Drivers are removed and clusters are combined moving upward in theprogram
structure
The bottom up approaches tests each module individually and then each module is module is
integrated with a main module and tested for functionality.
User Acceptance Testing
User Acceptance of a system is the key factor for the success of any system. The system
under consideration is tested for user acceptance by constantly keeping in touch with the
prospective system users at the time of developing and making changes wherever required. The
system developed provides a friendly user interface that can easily be understood even by a
person who is new to the system.
Output Testing
After performing the validation testing, the next step is output testing of the proposed
system, since no system could be useful if it does not produce the required output in the specified
format. Asking the users about the format required by them tests the outputs generated or displayed
by the system under consideration. Hence the output format is considered in 2 ways – one is on
screen and another in printed format.
7.1.5 Validation Checking
Validation checks are performed on the following fields.
Text Field:
The text field can contain only the number of characters lesser than or equal to its size. The
text fields are alphanumeric in some tables and alphabetic in other tables. Incorrect entry always
flashes and error message.
Numeric Field:
The numeric field can contain only numbers from 0 to 9. An entry of any character flashes
an error messages. The individual modules are checked for accuracy and what it has to perform.
Each module is subjected to test run along with sample data. The individually tested modules
are integrated into a single system. Testing involves executing the real data information is used in
the program the existence of any program defect is inferred from the output. The testing should
be planned so that all the requirements are individually tested.
A successful test is one that gives out the defects for the inappropriate data and produces
and output revealing the errors in the system.
Preparation of Test Data
Taking various kinds of test data does the above testing. Preparation of test data plays a
vital role in the system testing. After preparing the test data the system under study is tested using
that test data. While testing the system by using test data errors are again uncovered and corrected
by using above testing steps and corrections are also noted for future use.
54. Using Live Test Data:
Live test data are those that are actually extracted from organization files. After a system
is partially constructed, programmers or analysts often ask users to key in a set of data from their
normal activities. Then, the systems person uses this data as a way to partially test the system. In
other instances, programmers or analysts extract a set of live data from the files and have them
entered themselves.
It is difficult to obtain live data in sufficient amounts to conduct extensive testing. And,
although it is realistic data that will show how the system will perform for the typical processing
requirement, assuming that the live data entered are in fact typical, such data generally will not
test all combinations or formats that can enter the system. This bias toward typical values then
does not provide a true systems test and in fact ignores the cases most likely to cause system failure.
Using Artificial Test Data:
Artificial test data are created solely for test purposes, since they can be generated to test
all combinations of formats and values. In other words, the artificial data, which can quickly be
prepared by a data generating utility program in the information systems department, make
possible the testing of all login and control paths through the program.
The most effective test programs use artificial test data generated by persons other than
those who wrote the programs. Often, an independent team of testers formulates a testing plan,
using the systems specifications.
The package “Virtual Private Network” has satisfied all the requirements specified as per
software requirement specification and was accepted.
USER TRAINING:
Whenever a new system is developed, user training is required to educate them
about the working of the system so that it can be put to efficient use by those for whom
the system has been primarily designed.
For this purpose the normal working of the project was demonstrated
to the prospective users. Its working is easily understandable and since the expected users
are people who have good knowledge of computers, the useof this system is very easy.
MAINTAINENCE:
This covers a wide range of activities including correcting code and design errors. To
reduce the need for maintenance in the long run, we have more accurately defined the user’s
requirements during the process of system development.
Depending on the requirements, this system has been developed to satisfy the needs to
the largest possible extent. With development in technology, it may be possible to add many
more features based on the requirements in future.The coding and designing is simple and easy
to understand which will make maintenance easier.
55. TESTING STRATEGY :
A strategy for system testing integrates system test cases and design techniques into a
well planned series of steps that results in the successful construction of software. The testing
strategy must co-operate test planning, test case design, test execution, and the resultant data
collection and evaluation .A strategy for software testing must accommodate low-level tests
that are necessary to verify that a small source code segment has been correctly implemented
as well as high level tests that validate major system functions against user requirements.
Software testing is a critical element of software quality assurance and represents the
ultimate review of specification design and coding. Testing represents an interesting anomaly for
the software. Thus, a series of testing are performed for the proposed system before the
system is ready for user acceptance testing
SYSTEM TESTING:
Software once validated must be combined with other system elements (e.g. Hardware,
people, database). System testing verifies that all the elements are proper and that overall system
function performance is achieved. It also tests to find discrepancies between the system and its
original objective, current specifications and system documentation.
UNIT TESTING:
In unit testing different are modules are tested against the specifications produced during
the design for the modules. Unit testing is essential for verification of the code produced during
the coding phase, and hence the goals to test the internal logic of the modules. Using the
detailed design description as a guide, important Conrail paths are tested to uncover errors
within the boundary of the modules. This testing is carried out during the programming stage
itself. In this type of testing step, each module was found to be working satisfactorily as regards
to the expected output from the module.
In Due Course, latest technology advancements will be taken into consideration.
As part oftechnical build-up many components of the networking system will be generic in
nature so that future projects can either use or interact with this. The future holds a lot to offer to
the development and refinement of this project.
56. CONCLUSION
This paper proposes a Privacy-aware Personal Data Storage,
able to automatically take privacyaware decisions on third parties access requestsin
accordance with user preferences. The system relies on active learning complemented
with strategies to strengthen user privacy protection. As discussed in the paper, we run
several experiments on a realistic dataset exploiting a group of 360 evaluators. The
obtained results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach. We plan to extend
this work along several directions. First, we are interested to investigate how P-PDS
could scale in the IoT scenario, where access requests decision might depend also on
contexts, not only on user preferences. Also, we would like to integrate P-PDS with
cloud computing services (e.g., storage and computing) so as to design a more powerful
P-PDS by, at the same time, protecting users privacy.
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