You have to read eBook chapters 1, 2, and 3 to answer the questions below.

Chapter 1

1. Since the day cloud computing was implemented, how did data analytics, data mining, computational financing, scientific and engineering applications, gaming, and social networking benefit from it? Give some points. ( 5 points)

2.In spite of the technological breakthroughs that have made cloud computing feasible, there are still major obstacles facing this new technology. Give at least 5 of them. ( 5 points)

3. Why do you thinkaccountabilityis a necessary ingredient of cloud computing. Defend your answer. ( 5 points)

4. Give the differences and similarities (if there's any) of network-centric computing and network-centric content. (6 points)

Chapter 2

5.Compare the three cloud computing delivery models, SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, from the point of view of application developers and users. (9 points)

6.Compare the Oracle Cloud offerings (see https://cloud.oracle.com) with the cloud services provided by Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. ( 5 points)

7.Software licensing is a major problem in cloud computing. Discuss several ideas to prevent an administrator from hijacking the authorization to use a software license. ( 6 points)

Chapter 3

8.Do you believe that the homogeneity of a large-scale distributed systems is an advantage? Discuss the reasons for your answer. ( 4 points)