Introduction
• This assignment focuses on the first two ‘Unit Learning Outcome (ULO)’ of this unit. These are:
1. ‘Describe cloud technologies and how they are used to construct cloud computing solutions’
2. ‘Describe how cloud computing is used to solve computing problems’
The assessment of this assignment will indicate whether you can partially attain these 2 outcomes. Please note that Question 1 is regarded as more difficult than Questions 2 and 3. A quick search using Google will reveal many cloud applications, and AWS (Amazon Web Services) provides many case studies. This assignment is worth 15% of your total mark for this unit.
Instructions
• Place your name, ID and sign the coversheet and attach it to your document. Please note that MS Word (docx) or PDF files must be submitted via Deakin College Portal
• Provide answers to all of the following questions and tasks using resources such as the text book, the Internet and any other resources.
• Answers should be approximately 1--2 pages per Question (i.e., 3--6 pages total) using standard 12 pt font. NOTE: Additional pages can be used for the list of references used.
• Support your work using many resources, such as the prescribed textbook, AWS Case Studies, AWS Documentation, and AWS Whitepapers, to name just a few.
• Use the IEEE referencing style to correctly cite and create a section containing references.
• It is imperative that you read the following Deakin resource regarding the IEEE referencing style http://www.deakin.edu.au/students/study--support/referencing.
Question 1 -- Design
Related Assessment Criteria
Assessing this question focuses on whether students can demonstrate the ability to:
• Describe cloud technologies and how they are used to construct cloud computing solutions.
Tasks
Every several years the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) conducts a federal election. More information about the functions of the AEC can be found at:
http://www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/AEC_Services/
Normally a federal election employs a paper based voting system. However, the AEC wants to completely move away from this paper based system to a cloud based solution.
Your task is to design a cloud based solution for a future federal election.
It is clear from the AEC web site that the AEC is responsible for many functions. For example, in addition to election management, the AEC also manages the electoral roll, education, awareness, and so on.
Your design should only reflect the following requirements for a federal election, rather than every AEC function:
• each eligible voter is allowed to vote only once
• an electronic electoral roll will be used to record whether a voter has voted, or not voted • for each voter, their voting details must be recorded and archive
• the AEC needs access to voting details in order to tally votes
• the AEC must release intermediate and final tallies in order for the public, media, and government parties to access
Question 2 -- Risks
Related Assessment Criteria
Assessing this question focuses on whether students can demonstrate the ability to:
• Describe how cloud computing is used to solve computing problems.
Tasks
Continuing on from Question 1:
(a) Provide a list of 5 risks related to an AEC cloud based solution using IaaS.
(b) For each item listed in part (a) provide a reason why that item is a risk to the AEC.
Question 3 -- Benefits
Related Assessment Criteria
Assessing this question focuses on whether students can demonstrate the ability to:
• Describe how cloud computing is used to solve computing problems.
Tasks
Continuing on from Question 1:
(a) Provide a list of 5 benefits related to an AEC cloud based solution using IaaS.
(b) For each item listed in part (a) provide a reason why that item is a benefit to the AEC.
(c) For each benefit listed in part (a) how the AEC improve that benefit?
Assignment One Marking Rubrics SIT113 Marks
1.
QUESTION 1: Does your design reflect all the requirements for the given scenario (federal election)
[ ] Excellent [ ] Very Good [ ] Good [ ] Satisfactory [ ] Poor
/5
2. QUESTION 2A: Provide a list of 5 risks related to an AEC cloud based solution using
IaaS.
QUESTION 2B: For each item listed in part (a) provide a reason why that item is a risk to the AEC
[ ] Excellent [ ] Very Good [ ] Good [ ] Satisfactory [ ] Poor /4
3. QUESTION 3 A: Provide a list of 5 benefits related to an AEC cloud based solution using IaaS.
QUESTION 3B: For each item listed in part (a) provide a reason why that item is a benefit to the AEC.
QUESTION 3 C: For each benefit listed in part (a) how the AEC improve that benefit?
[ ] Excellent [ ] Very Good [ ] Good [ ] Satisfactory [ ] Poor
/4
4. FORMAT, PUNCTUATION, ERROR FREE, STRUCTURE, CONTENT, CITATION AND
REFERENCES
[ ] Excellent [ ] Very Good [ ] Good [ ] Satisfactory [ ] Poor
/2
/15
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