"File Compression" Please respond to the following:
• Research the Internet or create your own files which meet the following criteria:
a) gzip compresses by more than 80 percent
b) gzip compresses by less than 10 percent
c) gets larger when compressed with gzip
Use ls -l to determine the sizes of the files in question. Then, determine whether or not you can characterize the files in a, b, and c.
Document your personal findings and include your references if you used any.
• Determine whether or not you would recommend using gzip over other compression utilities like the Microsoft Windows zip tool. Justify your response.
"Distributed Software Architecture" Please respond to the following:
• From the first e-Activity, briefly summarize your chosen example's function and design. Next, determine whether or not you believe the example could function as effectively in a non-distributed architecture as it had in a distributed architecture. Justify your response.
• From the second e-Activity, suggest what you believe are the two most beneficial characteristics of cloud-computing from an organizational perspective. Further, explain at least one challenge an organization could potentially face when implementing an existing in-house application or system into the cloud. Justify your response.
"Incorporating Graphics Into the Justification Report" Please respond to the following:
• This week, you are to add a graph to your Justification Report. Discuss how you'll approach this part of your assignment, and state the main reasons why you feel that graphs are a necessary part of a formal report.
• From Part 1 of this discussion, determine the main benefits of using graphs in the report presentation. Next, explain the matter in which a creatively constructed graph might help you to better manage and present your data.