Comparison and Choice of Computational Architectures Based on Cost-Value Approach

Abstract

Software engineers make use of several computational architectures (CA) to host an application, such as desktop, web, and cloud computing architectures. As the requirements vary according to the desired CA, developers may face two problems: determining which requirement better fulfills a CA and determining which CA fulfills a given set of requirements. This paper presents a new approach based on the Cost-Value Approach (CVA). We have slightly modified the CVA method (SCVA method) and also developed a new method for choosing the most appropriate CA (MMACA method). Our results provide a set of requirements ordered by priority for each CA. Finally, we discuss the current and most appropriate CA for a real project solution.