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FIT3142 Assignment Part 1 FIT3142 Distributed Computing Assignment Part 2: Performance Modelling in Distributed Computing Schemes Dr Carlo Kopp, SMIEEE, AFAIAA, FLSS, PEng Lecturer, Faculty of IT. Email:
[email protected] c© 2010-2019, Monash University September 20, 2019 c© 2019, Faculty of IT, Monash University 1 Assignment Task Instructions (110 Marks/15 percent) 2 1 Assignment Task Instructions (110 Marks/15 percent) Length: Between 1600 min and 2400 words max Learning Objectives (LO): The Intended LOs achieved by completing this task include LO 4, LO 5 and LO 8 (please see unit guide for details). The assignment provides an opportunity for you to test your understanding of ba- sic ideas in Distributed Computing against real-world examples by summarising and contrasting the differences in performance models and testing them against appli- cations. Answer the following questions 1 through 4, and submit an electronic copy of this work by 16:00 hrs Friday, Week 11 via Moodle. The answer to any question should not exceed 600 words, but also be no shorter than 400 words: 1. Summarise and contrast the differences between the Amdahl and Gustafsson perfor- mance models. (a) Compare the differences, especially in how they capture performance (100 - 150 words); (b) Compare the weaknesses of both models (100 - 150 words); (c) Compare the strengths of both models (100 - 150 words); (d) Compare how the models might be related, if at all (100 - 150 words); 2. Summarise and contrast the differences between the harmonic speedup and MRM per- formance models. (a) Compare the differences, especially in how they capture performance (100 - 150 words); (b) Compare the weaknesses of both models (100 - 150 words); (c) Compare the strengths of both models (100 - 150 words); (d) Compare how the models might be related, if at all (100 - 150 words); 3. State which of these four performance models is most suitable for Big Data Storage. (a) Compare the performance modelling needs for Big Data Storage to the first model (100 - 150 words); c© 2019, Faculty of IT, Monash University 1 Assignment Task Instructions (110 Marks/15 percent) 3 (b) Compare the performance modelling needs for Big Data Storage to the second model (100 - 150 words); (c) Compare the performance modelling needs for Big Data Storage to the third model (100 - 150 words); (d) Compare the performance modelling needs for Big Data Storage to the fourth model (100 - 150 words); (e) Which model is the best fit? (name the model); 4. State which of these four performance models is most suitable for Cloud Computing. (a) Compare the performance modelling needs for Cloud Computing to the first model (100 - 150 words); (b) Compare the performance modelling needs for Cloud Computing to the second model (100 - 150 words); (c) Compare the performance modelling needs for Cloud Computing to the third model (100 - 150 words); (d) Compare the performance modelling needs for Cloud Computing to the fourth model (100 - 150 words); (e) Which model is the best fit? (name the model); Helpful Tip #1: Students that are successful in this task source and contextualise information found in published books, professional and industry websites, and peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. Students that rely on summarising information from the FIT3142 lecture slides, Wikipedia, popular media, blogs and other unvalidated sources will attract minimal marks. Remember the golden rule: “Garbage-in Garbage-out” - if you regurgitate nonsense and mistakes published by others, you will lose marks! Helpful Tip #2: Note that “summarising and contrasting the differences” between two items requires that you identify how the items differ, and then describe the differences and why they matter in the shortest possible manner. Simply describing and/or explaining the two items will attract ZERO marks as these are completely different tasks! Helpful Tip #3: Learning resources on Moodle include a paper that is useful for this assign- ment. Monash university takes academic integrity seriously: It is an academic requirement that your submitted work be original. Zero marks will be awarded for the whole submission if there is any evidence of copying, collaboration, pasting from websites, or copying from textbooks. All work will be checked using the Turnitin system which has a 100% success rate in detecting copying off the web and between students. Previously, students who plagiarised have been referred to the disciplinary committee. c© 2019, Faculty of IT, Monash University 1 Assignment Task Instructions (110 Marks/15 percent) 4 Do Do Not Contrast key differences between items Describe and/or explain the items Use peer reviewed papers, industry white papers, standards documents and other professional sources Use Wikipedia, blogs, popular media, opinion articles, amateur websites, discussion groups as sources Cite 3-4 sources per question Cite a single or no source Use citations in IEEE format (numerical) Use any other citation style Submit the report in PDF format. The format is A4, with1.5 cm left and right margins, 10 point sanf serif font (eg Helvetica, Calibri or Arial). Submit as an MS Word, text file or scanned images. Submit with the following naming convention: MyStudentNumber-3142-Ass-1.pdf Make up your own naming convention (as marks will be deducted) Submit before or/ on the due date. Submit late as penalties will apply, 10 marks per day or part thereof. Apply for extension using the correct Monash paperwork, if an unforeseen circumstance arises, such as illness. (be prepared to submit supporting documentation and/or medical certificate) Ask for an extension on the due date or after the due date, as Monash penalties will apply. Submission details: Submit an electronic copy of this work by 16:00 hrs Friday, Week 11 via Moodle. Email your lecturer, if you require any further information regarding this task or have suitable grounds for seeking an extension. Additional Notes: 1. The quality of English language grammar used in the assignment will NOT be marked. The structure, content, understanding, and referencing WILL be marked. 2. IEEE Transactions templates for MS Word and LATEX are available here, not mandatory but convenient: https://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/ authors/author_templates.html 3. No additional marks will be given for assignments that are over the specified length. If the assignment is more than 50% longer than specified, the total mark will be decreased by 10% for every excess page in the report. Reports that are shorter than the minimum will lose marks in proportion to reduced content. c© 2019, Faculty of IT, Monash University https://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/authors/author_templates.html https://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/authors/author_templates.html 1 Assignment Task Instructions (110 Marks/15 percent) 5 4. Time budgeting is important. Plan your time carefully and start early if possible on the assignment. 5. Learning outcomes - this assignment is intended to provide you with experience in in- dependently collecting and understanding research materials, as you will be expected to do in industry jobs. c© 2019, Faculty of IT, Monash University 2 Marking Guide 6 2 Marking Guide Tables 1 and 2 explain exacty how the assignment will be marked. Please take the time to study the marking criteria and the marking breakdown. Most often marks are lost due to the following causes: 1. Students described the items being compared instead of comparing them. 2. Students explained the items being compared instead of comparing them. 3. Students used poor quality references that did not provide the required content to make proper comparisons. 4. Students used poor quality references that were in error and students lost marks due to these errors. 5. Students did not spend sufficient time analysing the references and missed com- parison points or introduced errors. c© 2019, Faculty of IT, Monash University 2 Marking Guide 7 N F a il P a ss C re d it D is ti n ct io n H ig h D is ti n ct io n N o n e L im it ed S o m e M o st A ll 0- 2. 5 2. 5- 3. 0 3. 0- 3. 5 3. 5- 4. 0 4. 0- 5. 0 C om pa re fr om N ot en ou gh de ta il S at is fa ct or y de ta il A lm os t fu ll de ta il C om pr eh en si ve th e le ct ur e sl id es in th e co m pa ri so n, in th e co m pa ri so n, in th e co m pa ri so n, an d cr it ic al or p o or so ur ce s, so m e er ro rs of fa ct fe w er ro rs of fa ct no er ro rs of fa ct co m pa ri so n, ex pl ai ns an d/ or or am bi gu it y or am bi gu it y or am bi gu it y de m on st ra ti ng fu ll de sc ri b es in st ea d un de rs ta nd in g, of co m pa ri so n, no er ro rs of fa ct m an y er ro rs of fa ct , fr eq ue nt am bi gu it y T ab le 1: M ar ki ng cr it er ia fo r as si gn m en t an sw er s. 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