Deals-R-Us Brokers Essay

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MINI-CASES I. Deals-R-Us Brokers (Part 1) Fred Jones, a distant relative of yours and president of Deals-R-Us Brokers (DRUB), has come to you for advice. DRUB is a small brokerage house that enables its clients to buy and sell stocks over the Internet, as well as place traditional orders by phone or fax. DRUB has just decided to offer a set of stock analysis tools that will help its clients more easily pick winning stocks, or so Fred tells you. Fred’s information systems department has presented him with two alternatives for developing the new tools. The first alternative will have a special tool developed in C++ that clients will download onto their computers to run. The tool will communicate with the DRUB server to select data to analyze. The second alternative will have the C++ program running on the server, the client will use his or her browser to interact with the server. * a. Classify the two alternatives in terms of what type of application architecture they use. * b. Outline the pros and cons of the two alternatives and make a recommendation to Fred about which is better. A: Two alternatives of the downloaded application to communicate with the DRUB server are Client based architecture and client-server architecture. B: Client based architecture: Pros ® It’s a simple architecture that often works very well. Cons ® Limited growth potential ® With high traffic could overload the network could result in poor network performance. Client-server architecture: Pros ® Multiple vender software can be used. ® Cloud Computing. ® Distributed processing increases efficiency. Cons ® Not all vender software works well together. Recommendation: Fred should go with client-server architecture because it will allow the applications to run smoother. With the fact that the tool will be communicating with the server to

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