School of Computer Science 2024-2025 Semester 1
Assignment 1 of “Cloud Computing”

1. What do you think about Cloud Computing? Please give a your own definition of Cloud Computing. （20%）

2. Find the latest Gartner “IT Hype Cycle” for emerging technologies, create a slide for that. (Follow Cloud Computing_1-2_Introduction page 36) （20%）

3. Please search the improvement in processor and network technologies in last 5-10 years. Draw a figure and describe the improvement (Follow Cloud Computing_1-2_Introduction page 43) （30%）

4. Please have the least analysis of the top 500 supercomputers including top 4 supercomputers, architectural evolution, performance and detailed machines. Please create several slides for that. You can access http://www.top500.org or other websites to get more information （30%）

Requirements：
1. Please name it as “name”+“studentID”+cloudAssignment1 and send it to 46152597@qq.com
2. Do it by individuals.

Deadline：
Oct 23 2024

School of Computer Science 2024-2025 Semester 1
Assignment 2 of “Cloud Computing”

1. Please explain what are the service models and deploy models of Cloud computing? （15%）

2. Write an algorithm for the example of computation partitioning (See Cloud Computing_ComputationPartitioning_I Page 12), and discuss how to work it when the application is represented as a directed acyclic graph（35%）

3. Please using map/reduce to implement the problem that finding the top 100 words occurring in the most files (Cloud Computing_MapReduceII, page 54) （35%）

4. Please explain how the Paxos works in a distributed system. （15%）

Requirements：
1. Please name it as “name”+“studentID”+cloudAssignment2 and send it to 46152597@qq.com
2. Do it by individuals.

Deadline：
Nov 20 2024

I. Contents of Essay
Describe a problem related to cloud computing, read related papers or articles, and design the solution for the problem. It is preferred this can be implemented using pseudo codes or real development.

II. Requirements
The course essay should meet the following requirements:
• The course essay should be written in a standard format following the school’s regulation. There are more than 5 references in the essay (each of them is properly cited). The length of the essay should be more than 10 pages.
• The course essay should have a clear and detailed illustration of the chosen problem. The related work should be summarized clearly. And the key programs and ideas should be in the essay. The result of the program should also be presented.
• The essay should be in English.

III. Grading Standards
The course essay uses the following grading standards:
* Organization and Format (20%)
* Comprehensive Illustration (60%)
* Relevance and Presentation (20%)

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