Delicato, Inc., a manufacturer of precise measuring instruments for scientific purposes, has presented you with a list of attributes that its managers think are probably important in selecting a vendor for computer hardware and software, or a cloud service provider. The criteria are listed here, but not in order of importance:

1. Low price 2. Precisely written software for engineering applications 3. Vendor performs routine maintenance on hardware 4. Training for Delicato employees

a. Critique the list of attributes in a paragraph.

b. Using its initial input, help Delicato, Inc., draw up a more suitable list of criteria for selecting computer hardware and software vendors to purchase from.

c. Using its initial input, help Delicato, Inc., draw up a more suitable list of criteria for selecting cloud vendors who could provide HaaS and SaaS.

d. In a paragraph, state how the list of attributes for selecting a computer hardware vendor to purchase from should differ from the list of attributes for selecting a cloud provider for HaaS.

e. In a paragraph, state how the list of attributes for selecting a computer software vendor to purchase applications from should differ from the list of attributes for selecting a cloud provider for SaaS.