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Question: Select from the following list four (4) topics and discuss. Use only 70-words max per topic to discuss and present your answer. The discussion questions this week are from Chapter's 16-17 (Jamsa, 2013).
Chapter 16 topics:
• Define and describe total cost of ownership. List at least 10 items to consider when determining a data center's total cost of ownership.
• Define and describe a capital expense. How are capital expenses different from operational expenses?
• Define and describe economies of scale and provide a cloud-based example.
• Define and describe "right sizing" as it pertains to cloud computing.
• Define Moore's law and discus how it might influence cloud migration.
• Given company revenues of $2.5 million and expenses of $2.1 million, calculate the company's profit and profit margin.
Chapter 17 topics:
• Compare and contrast functional and nonfunctional requirements and provide an example of each.
• Discuss why a designer should avoid selecting an implementation platform for as long as possible during the design process.
• Discuss various trade-offs a designer may need to make with respect to nonfunctional requirements.
• Discuss why the system maintenance phase is often the most expensive phase of the software development life cycle.
Chapter 18 topics:
1. Using Google App Engine, create a page that displays the following Python script:
• print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"
• print "<html>Cloud Computing, Chapter 18</html>"
NOTE: You are required to use at least two-peer reviewed sources (besides your textbook) to answer the above questions.