Instruction
Each question needs to be answered with a minimum of 150 words. Answer them individually and numbered appropriately.
For the first three questions: Please use a scenario of a company chosen from the Internet where you need to make an architecture decision such as whether to use the cloud or a client/server architecture.
1) What would be the advantages of selecting an Internet-based architecture?
2) Should the system be based on file-server or client/server architecture, or a hybrid of both? Why?
3) Could the system use both online and batch processing? How?
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4) Information technology has advanced dramatically in recent years. At the same time, enormous changes in the business world have occurred as companies reflect global competition and more pressure for quality, speed, and customer service. Did the new technology inspire the business changes, or was it the other way around?
5) What are the most important security issues facing companies today?
6) Have these changed in the last five years, and will they continue to change?
7) How should companies prepare themselves for security threats and problems in the future?