American University MSit Computer Science Worksheet

Question 1:Describe the following cloud computing principles:

Elastic network capacity architecture

List 5 benefits

Identify who you believe would use this type of architecture

Question 2: Summarize what you have learned to date by Wednesday midnight. What has been the most interesting? What has been the most difficult to grasp? Do you believe cloud computing is going to continue to grow?

Notes: (for Q:1 and 2)  Mentions at least 2 specific points from the assigned reading/topic. Utilizes at least 2 resources that are properly cited. Discussion at a graduate level, not just recitation of facts from the article. Length of post is at least 300 words.

Question 3 : With regard to graphs,

(1) why is it a good idea to separate the first (entry) node from any looping nodes? and

(2) why is it a good idea to have JUST ONE alternative direction, given an operation? [For instance if X < Y we go from node 3 to node 4 ONLY and no other node].  And,

(3) Is there a better way to do all of this?  A better way to represent logic flow than these types of diagrams (either the manual ones like we used in chapter 6 or the ones we saw from the Node Generator for instance)???

I need 2 different comment on those topics in different files.