Browsing Computing Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Lecturers’ experiences and perceptions of using learning management systems
(2010)Learning management systems (LMSs) have now been in vogue for more than a decade. They have evolved into useful tools for both students and teachers. The implementation of these systems primarily depends upon the teachers. ... -
Load balancing in a distributed network environment : an ant colony inspired approach
(2013)With the incidence of technology at each and every juncture of human life, there has been an accelerated growth in computational needs to satisfy the technological cravings. Computer networks have evolutionarily emerged ... -
A methodology for multilevel analysis of scientific collaboration networks : mapping current computer science research in New Zealand
(2013)This research scientifically analysed the evolving Complex Network structures of the New Zealand Computer Science research community upon multiple levels (Macro, Meso, Micro, Topics). Methodological approaches utilised ... -
Mobile internet user experience of Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in New Zealand
(2015)This study is about SMEs (Small to medium enterprises) customers’ mobile internet experience in relation to its key attributes such as speed, security, cost, coverage, reliability and smart phones used. This study is ... -
Mobile phones and teenagers: Impact, consequences and concerns - parents/caregivers perspectives
(2009)BACKGROUND: It is a common sight - cell phones (mobile phones) in the hands of people, especially teenagers. Literature has provided in-depth evidence of the uses, advantages, disadvantages, impact, consequences and ... -
Modelling wear patterns on footwear outsoles
(2019)ABSTRACT: The outsoles of footwear develop nicks, cuts, and tears via repeated exposure to the abrasive forces that occur between the outsole and the ground. These abrasions result in the formation of characteristics ... -
A multi-agent integrated analysis engine for decentralized network traffic monitoring
(2014)The advent of decentralized systems have been considered as an immense progress as compared to existing centralized systems. In this research, we present an extensible, exible, stable and to the utmost, decentralized network ... -
Network performance evaluation of Fiji government information technology infrastructure : proposing a virtualisation solution
(2013)Virtualisation technology is growing fast and has now become an important part of modern computing by bringing lot of benefits for many businesses and organisation. Some of the benefits are improving resource utilisation, ... -
Online community supporting trading functions in an online auction website
(2007)Online auctions have been taking place along the lines of traditional auctions. This has been made possible by the internet and web technology. Online communities associated with the online auction websites are thought to ... -
Pedagogical implications of Second Life in education: Educators’ and residents' perception
(2011)Second Life gained considerable publicity in the years 2008 and 2009 and created a flurry of activities in-world by many organizations and institutes, and even inspired a television crime drama episode that, in part, was ... -
Perceptions of travellers regarding wireless local area networks at international airports
(2008)This research is concerned with identifying and analysing the issues for travellers around the availability and use of wireless network in public areas of international airports. The subjects of this research study are ... -
Performance analysis of 802.11n wireless LAN in different environments
(2012)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: How does 802.11n wireless network perform when applications are running individually and simultaneously? What is the performance of 802.11n wireless network, while using different IP versions? ... -
Performance analysis of defense mechanisms against UDP flood attacks
(2014)A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack remains one of the most common and devastating security threats to the Internet world. The main purpose of an attack is to disable the use of services on the Internet or the ... -
Performance analysis of IPv4 vs. IPv6 on various operating systems using jumbo frames
(2011)The services offered on the Internet, the requirements and demands for use of multimedia applications, such as sharing video files, photos, video conferencing, and the increased usage of social networking sites, have all ... -
Performance evaluation of defence mechanisms against ICMPv6 router advertisement flood attacks
(2015)The Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) was developed to replace the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4). IPv6 provides many improvements over IPv4. However, there are major problems with new features introduced in IPv6, ... -
Performance evaluation of IP version 4 and IP version 6 transition mechanisms on various operating systems
(2010)Internet Protocol version 6 is the Next Generation Internet Protocol developed by Internet Engineering Task Force to substitute the current Internet Protocol version 4. The reason of this substitution is the exhaustion of ... -
Performance of diverse operating systems and applications in VMware's virtual environment
(2009)Virtualization is considered a popular topic today. The topic for my research is the performance of diverse operating systems and applications in the VMware’s virtual environment. In this research the mixed methodology was ... -
Performance of voice & video over IP using various IP transition mechanisms
(2011)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of voice over IP and video over IP on IP transition mechanisms and clarify the impact of each IP transition mechanism on voice and video transmission under different ... -
A quantum inspired competitive coevolution evolutionary algorithm
(2013)Continued and rapid improvement in evolutionary algorithms has made them suitable technologies for tackling many difficult optimization problems. Recently the introduction of quantum inspired evolutionary computation has ... -
A reliability evaluation of wireless sensor network simulator: Simulation vs. testbed
(2011)Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is the new generation of sensor network which combines micro-electronic technology, embedded computing technology, distributed information processing technology, networking and wireless ...