Campbellsville University Working Capital and Design Process Discussion Questions

This is a required assignment worth 20 points (20-points/1000-points). Assignment must be submitted by the due date. No late assignments are allowed. Please discuss the following topics and provide substantive comments to at least two other posts.

• Define and describe total cost of ownership. List at least 10 items to consider when determining a data center’s total cost of ownership.
• Define and describe a capital expense. How are capital expenses different from operational expenses?
• Define and describe economies of scale and provide a cloud-based example.
• Define and describe “right sizing” as it pertains to cloud computing.
• Compare and contrast functional and nonfunctional requirements and provide an example of each.
• Discuss why a designer should avoid selecting an implementation platform for as long as possible during the design process.
• Discuss various trade-offs a designer may need to make with respect to nonfunctional requirements.
• Discuss why the system maintenance phase is often the most expensive phase of the software development life cycle.

Each topic in 50 words. APA format and references please