Assignment: Cloud Computing
Part I
i. Define and describe total cost of ownership. List at least 10 items to consider when determining a data center's total cost of ownership.
ii. Define and describe a capital expense. How are capital expenses different from operational expenses?
iii. Define and describe economies of scale and provide a cloud-based example.
iv. Define and describe "right sizing" as it pertains to cloud computing.
Part II
i. Compare and contrast functional and nonfunctional requirements and provide an example of each.
ii. Discuss why a designer should avoid selecting an implementation platform for as long as possible during the design process.
iii. Discuss various trade-offs a designer may need to make with respect to nonfunctional requirements.
iv. Discuss why the system maintenance phase is often the most expensive phase of the software development life cycle.
Part III
i. Using Yahoo! Pipes, create a pipe that displays the names of pizza restaurants within a given zip code.
ii. Using Google App Engine, create a page that displays the following Python script:
a. print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"
b. print "Cloud Computing, Chapter 18"
Part IV
i. Define scalability.
ii. List five to ten potential relationships that align with the Pareto principle, such as how 80 percent of sales come from 20 percent of customers.
iii. Compare and contrast vertical and horizontal scaling.
iv. Explain the importance of the database read/write ratio.
Part V
i. List and describe five ways you think the cloud will change the future of TV.
ii. List and describe five potential uses for intelligent fabric.
iii. List and describe five ways the cloud will influence the mobile application market, or vice versa.
iv. Discuss the importance of HTML 5.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.