Andrew Donaldson

Task: Problem DescriptionThe City of Ottawa owns and maintains many wading pools which need to be regularly maintained. The repair crew needs to find a route to visit the pools. You will have to help the crew to find a reasonable route to visit all pools. A route is reasonable if all pools are visited and the route is not too long. An optimal route is not required.This is a problem where the nodes are the pools and the edges have weights corresponding to the distance between pools (We will ju...

Introduction: Academic research and writing are amongst the most challenging and important tasks faced by post-secondary students. The ability to locate quality research and discern and clearly communicate the value of that research to others is a distinguishing feature of the truly educated, critical thinker. While many students think their research and writing abilities are strong, the standards in post-secondary are often very different than those required in high school or the workplace. Mor...

About Razors Edge Mountaineering CompanyRazor’s Edge (RE) is a young and growing company that serves the needs of those who engage in extreme sports, adventure/exploration, and guiding services. Some examples of RE’s core market include expert/professional mountain climbers, white-water rafting guides, and polar explorers. The founders of RE are the husband and wife team of Dan and Alice Connors, worldfamous mountain climbers and explorers. Dan and Alice have both reached the su...

Types of diets and breakfast meal examplesProviding meals and assisting to eat: 1.Imagine it is breakfast time in the clinical agency (0800 hours) and you (the nurse) are checking the meal trays to your patients to make sure they have received their correct meals. For each patient below, define/describe and state the purpose each of the following types of diet with a breakfast meal examples (as applicable): Patient Define/describe (what does this type of diet mean?) Purp...

Task Writing your Assignment: This report assignment must be completed individually. You must use the Harvard referencing system. Your work must indicate the number of words you have used on the cover page. Written assignments must not exceed the specified maximum number of words. When a written assignment is marked, the excessive use of words beyond the word limit is reflected in the academic judgement of the piece of work which results in a lower mark being awarded for the piece of work ...

BackgroundThe business involving SMEs as well as the trend to mass customization in bigger companies often lead to manufacturing in low volumes, which requires a different approach and tools for Quality Management. The aim of the project is to identify and demonstrate quality management tools to be used in low volume production environment. •Evaluate different types of Quality control tools used in  production. •Investigate the outcomes obtained by implementing these QC to...

Assessment TaskIn this assessment, you will analyse the promotional aspects of Triumph & Disaster’s marketing mix strategies. You are required to create a 2-3 minute video presentation in which you will discuss Triumph & Disaster’s promotional strategies in general and specifically how they are able to use social media to build brand associations. Your presentation will be marked equally on ‘what you say’ as well as ‘how you say it’ (the manner...

Task: Question 1 (60 Marks): Normally firewalls provide virtual private networks. 1. Explain step-by-step how to set up a VPN on a firewall of your choice. Provide a detailed example (30 marks).2. Why is a firewall a good place to implement a VPN? (15 Marks)3. Why not implement it at the actual server(s) being accessed? (15 Marks) Question 2 (40 Marks): Some operating systems perform buffered I/O. In this scheme, an output request is accepted from a user, and the user is informed of the n...

Types of databases• Types of databases • Why are databases valuable assets for decision making • Importance of database design • How modern databases have evolved from file systems • Flaws in file system data management • Main components of the database system • Main functions of a DBMS • Data modeling • Basic data-modeling building blocks • Writing business rules • Database design • How data models have evolved &bull...

Guidelines for Creating a Professional Project PlanYou need to plan your project and produce a project plan in consultation with your Academic Supervisor. The plan should clearly indicate how you propose to complete your project. For example: What would you do; Who will be involved; Where will you obtain data from; When will you complete parts of the project; How will you complete the project Considering the diverse nature of projects, you should discuss and agree the appropriate elements and...