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The document provides instructions for an assignment requiring students to be grouped into pairs to research and document their findings on questions about IT infrastructure in a paper of no more than 14 pages and then present their findings in a PowerPoint presentation of no more than 14 slides to be presented in 10 minutes. The assignment questions cover topics such as defining IT infrastructure, the stages of its evolution, current trends in computer hardware, and challenges of managing IT infrastructure and potential management solutions. Students are instructed to review the questions and submit their paper and presentation by the assigned deadlines.

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The document provides instructions for an assignment requiring students to be grouped into pairs to research and document their findings on questions about IT infrastructure in a paper of no more than 14 pages and then present their findings in a PowerPoint presentation of no more than 14 slides to be presented in 10 minutes. The assignment questions cover topics such as defining IT infrastructure, the stages of its evolution, current trends in computer hardware, and challenges of managing IT infrastructure and potential management solutions. Students are instructed to review the questions and submit their paper and presentation by the assigned deadlines.

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THE ASSIGNMENT

The instructions

Hello my ninjas, Feel excited that you are taking your first assignment in this class. I have presented to
you with pertinent questions to enable us understand module one of this course. The course delegate is
required to group you in not more than two persons. You are required to Document your findings about
these questions in a document of not more than 14 pages including the title pages and the reference
lists.  After that you will be required to summarize your findings in a power point presentation of not
more than 14 slides which your will present to class in 10 minutes.

Review Questions 1.

1) What is IT infrastructure and what are its components?


• Define IT infrastructure from both a technology and a services perspective.
• List and describe the components of IT infrastructure that firms need to manage.
2) What are the stages and technology drivers of IT infrastructure evolution?
• List each of the eras in IT infrastructure evolution, and describe its distinguishing characteristics.
 Define and describe the following: Web server, application server, multitiered client/server
architecture.
• Describe Moore’s Law and the Law of Mass Digital Storage.
• Describe how network economics, declining communications costs, and technology standards
affect IT infrastructure.
3) What are the current trends in computer hardware platforms?
• Describe the evolving mobile platform, grid computing, and cloud computing.
• Explain how businesses can benefit from autonomic computing, virtualization, green computing,
and multicore processors.
4) What are the challenges of managing IT infrastructure and management solutions?

• Name and describe the management challenges posed by IT infrastructure.

• Explain how using a competitive forces model and calculating the TCO of technology assets help
firms make good infrastructure investments.

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