IT$105$ IT Architecture Fundamentals Homework Assignment #$9($Chapter $15)$

Directions

Read each question and respond carefully. Once answered, follow the directions in Blackboard to submit your answers. Each question is worth $20$ points.

Questions

$1.$ Describe Beowulf clusters. How does a Beowulf cluster reduce security concerns?

$2.$ Briefly discuss the risks to an organization for IT system architects to consider when making decisions about a system design involving services in the cloud.

$3.$ IT experts identify four primary, interrelated reasons for creating clusters of computers. Briefly describe these.

$4.$ Briefly describe each of the following:

a$.$ SaaS

b$.$ DaaS

c$.$ PaaS

d$.$ IaaS

$5.$ Briefly describe each of the following:

a$.$ Cluster

b$.$ Single$-$tier

c$.$ Two$-$tier

d$.$ Peer$-$to$-$peer