Define data centers in terms of hardware, software, networks, and client-server architecture/networks

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  1. Define data centers in terms of hardware, software, networks, and client-server architecture/networks
  2. What is the relationship between a business firm’s MIS infrastructure and a business firm’s data center.
  3. What are the implications of cloud computing for data centers?
  4. How are SAAS, PAAS, and IAAS related to a firm’s MIS infrastructure?
  5. Is Blackboard a client-server application? Briefly explain your answer.
  6. Name four groups within City University who regularly use Blackboard and briefly describe what services/information these different types of users require from Blackboard.
  7. Briefly discuss how the seven MIS infrastructure characteristics (Information Systems Baltzan 3e, Figure 5.7, p. 111)