Your assignment this week is to review the content in this week’s reading and create a report
that will help Amy to determine the features and capacities (RAM, disk storage, processor
speed) that should include in the Web server computer she will need for her site. Be sure to
include some dialog regarding electronic commerce software and any other software
recommendations that you deem beneficial to Amy’s operation. Additionally, consider the
wants to include features on the site that are similar to those found on competing sites.
advantages and disadvantages of using open source Web server software (such as Apache
Web Server) on the new computer, and summarize your purchase recommendations. You
may also include information from vendors’ sites (such as Dell, HP Servers, or Oracle
Enterprise Servers) as an appendix to your report.
The following requirements must be met:
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· Write between 1,000 – 1,500 words using Microsoft Word in APA style.
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· Use an appropriate number of references to support your position, and defend your
arguments. The following are examples of primary and secondary sources that may
be used, and non-credible and opinion based sources that may not be used.
o Primary sources such as government websites (United States Department of
Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Census Bureau, The World
Bank), peer reviewed and scholarly journals in EBSCOhost (Grantham
University Online Library) and Google Scholar.
o Secondary and credible sources such as CNN Money, The Wall Street Journal,
trade journals, and publications in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online
Library).
o Non-credible and opinion based sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow,
blogs, etc. should not be used.
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· Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased statements,
information, etc.) in the paper and list each source on a reference page using APA
style. APA resources, including a template, are provided in the Supplemental Materials
folder.