Department of Computer Science
CPSC 461
Hardware Presentation Marking Guide

Category (circle one): | Hard Drives Removable Magnetic Disks Removable Optical Disks Tape Drives Mass Storage Devices for Hand-Held & Wireless Technology Memory Devices New Technology
Semester (circle one): | Spring LABs: B20 B21 Fall LABs: B01 B02 B03 B04
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The authors (named below) do hereby attest that the work submitted herein is our own and that any included material obtained from other sources has been properly noted and referenced.
Signature | Name | ID Number | Lab

Assessment: Letter Grade Mappings
A = Exemplary | B = Excedes Minimal Requirements | C = Meets Minimal Requirements | D = Sub-Standard | F = insufficient
| A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D+ | D | F (reasonable attempt) | not submitted
GPA | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0
/50 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0
/100 | 100 | 92 | 84 | 76 | 68 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 0

STRUCTURE [50%] | COMMENTS
Hard-Copy Presentation [5%]: ____overall appearance: clean, clear ____good use of white-space ____length: not too long or short ____good length: 5-10 pages |
Literary Quality [5%]: ____professional, grammatically correctq spelling, typos ____clarity of writing; flows naturally ____style and interest ____wordiness (each word should count) |
Technical Quality [15%]: ____scenario (explained goal, point of report) ____suitability of material (level, coverage) ____understanding of current state of subject area ____material in context (of the course) ____complete? |
Oral Presentation [25%]: ____appropriate length ____clarity of spoken word ____natural flow ____visual aids appropriate ____able to respond to questions ____coverage acceptable |

CONTENT [50%] | COMMENTS
Features and Shortcomings [25%]: ____What distinguishes this category from the others? ____ What distinguishes the different kinds of devices within this category from each other? ____What is the purpose/use for the category and for each kind (i.e. what are they good at)? |
Current State-of-the-Art [25%]: ____What kinds (not brands) of devices are currently available in this catgory ? ____What are the typical functional specs for each kind (price (or price range; include drives and disks, etc.), capcity, speed, any other appropriate specs (such as rotation rate for disks) |

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