Merge sort has a o(n log2(n)) complexity. if a computer can sort 1,024 elements in an amount of time x, approximately how long will it take the computer to sort 1,024 times that many, or 1,048,576 elements?

It is vital to research each of the services you plan to disable before implementing any change, especially on critical machines such as the: a. servers in the test environment. b. domain controller and other infrastructure servers. c. desktops that have previously been attacked. d. desktops used by upper-level management.

3. bob is arguing that if you use output feedback (ofb) mode twice in a row to encrypt a long message, m, using the same key each time, it will be more secure. explain why bob is wrong, no matter what encryption algorithm he is using for block encryption (15 points).

Consider a byte-addressable computer with 16mb of main memory, a cache capable of storing a total of 64kb of data and block size of 32 bytes. (a) how many bits in the memory address? (b) how many blocks are in the cache? (c) specify the format of the memory address, including names and sizes, when the cache is: 1. direct-mapped 2. 4-way set associative 3. fully associative