$1.$ How many requests from users does ESPN receive each second? Do you think UESTIONS this is a consistent pattern or does it have peaks and valleys? When does it peak? $2.$ Why does ESPN store personal information and preferences on its databases and how does this personal information complicate the ability of ESPN to respond to requests from users? Why can't ESPN just use Web page caching to handle the loads? $3.$ How much information on users does ESPN store? Why does this pose a challenge for ESPN? Can't it just use a standard $1$ terabyte hard drive from a PC$?$ Why can't it use a single PC$?4.$ Why is scalability so important to ESPN? A $5.$ How has ESPN handled the rise of Twitter? How has it incorporated Twitter into SportsCenter? $6.$ What has ESPN, originally a cable$-$only service, done to adjust to the rise in users canceling their cable subscriptions in favor of unbundling services?