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
Question - Design
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
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?