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Search the Internet and identify a definition of Middleware that you like
Compare and contrast the definition you found with the definition in the course text/slides
According to this definition, which ones of the following are considered as middleware (put an * next to all that apply)
Router, Web Services, Payment system, HTTP, antivirus software, cookies, proxy servers, Ajax, email, operating system, Java,
inventory management system, RPC, C#, CRM system, SOAP
d): Given the architectural client/server configurations in Figure 1 that show how applications can be split across computer1
(client) and computer2 (server), use the following table to answer the following questions:
Show the middleware for each configuration .
Which configuration will be most secure
Which configuration will give best performance
Which configuration will minimize the network traffic
Figure 1: Architectural Configurations
Conf a
Conf b
Conf c
Conf d
(business logic split in middle )
Conf e
(the data is duplicated)
1.Middleware used (e.g., RPC, RSQL)
2. Security (Low, Medium, High)
3. User Performance at Computer1 (Low, Medium, High)
4. Network traffic generated between computer 1 and computer2
Problem2: XML, Web 2.0 and Semantic Web
a) Develop XML representation of your laptop, your car, your house or any other favorite object in your life and its main
features. This document should have about 10 elements and not more than 30 statements.
b). Create an XSL that shows the XML document as a table or a graphical view (e.g., your picture as a circle in the middle,
surrounded by your “attributes”) on your web browser.
c) Create a simple RSS that defines a website such as MyHU home page.
d) Add semantics to the XML document that you have created. Which technology (RDF, OWL, others) will you use and why.
e) Create a JSON representation of the xml document you created in Problem 1
f) Compare and contrast XML with JSON. Which one do you prefer and why.
Problem 3: Understanding System Integration (15 Points)
3A: Find and list three different definitions of architecture and three different definition of integration. Choose the one
that you like the most in each category.
3B: Find and list three different examples of integrated systems and three examples of systems that are not integrated. Just
give 1-2 line description of the system, its URL (if available), and reason why do you think the system is integrated or not.
You can use any examples from any systems anywhere in the world.
3C: Answer the following questions:
What exactly is an Enterprise Architecture (2 sentences)
What are the key components of an Enterprise Architecture (list 3 to 5)
Why an enterprise architecture needed? One sentence
What is the difference between enterprise architecture and business architecture
Is technical architecture part of enterprise architecture .
Problem 4: Case Study in Integrated Architectures
Surf the Internet and any other literature to find 1 case study that will be interesting to discuss in class. The case study
may be based on a real life situation you are aware of. Here is some additional information:
Each case study must be related to enterprise architecture and integration and must deal with at least one of the following:
management issues, business architectures, enterprise architectures, integrated architectures, service oriented
architectures, or enabling technologies (e.g., Web 2.0+, Web Services, Mobile Services).
It may indicate success or failure (it is desirable to find one success and one failure)
It must be accessible over the Internet
It must be relatively short (2 to3 pages)
It must present some interesting information that can be discussed briefly for 5 to 10 minutes
