$$ Identify the six components of an information system and match the various types of information systems to the type of support needed by business operations and decision$-$makers.

$$ Describe an IT infrastructure, an IT architecture, and an enterprise$-$wide architecture $($EA$)$ and compare and contrast their roles in guiding IT growth and sustaining long$-$term performance.

$$ Explain the business benefits of information management and understand the importance of data governance and master data management in providing trusted data that is available when and where needed to support sustainability.

$$ Understand the concepts of data centers and cloud computing and understand how they add value in an organization.

$$ Describe the different types of cloud services and the various forms of virtualization and understand how they add value in an organization.

$$ Answer each of the following questions using the chapter $2$ IT at Work $2\mathrm{.}4.$

$$ Each response must be in enough detail that fully demonstrates your understanding of the chapter objectives.

$1.$ Describe $5$ types of XaaS?

$2.$ What are the advantages of using cloud computing?

$3.$ How might companies risk violating regulation or compliance requirements with cloud services?

$4.$ In what ways is a virtualized information system different from a traditional information system?

$5.$ Describe the different types of virtualization.

$6.$ What is load balancing and why is it important?

$4.$ Submit as a word document to assignment $2$ in D$2$L$.$