Department of Computer Science
CPSC 461
Hardware Presentation Marking Guide
Category
(circle one):
  1. Hard Drives
  2. Removable Magnetic Disks
  3. Removable Optical Disks
  4. Tape Drives
  5. Mass Storage Devices for Hand-Held & Wireless Technology
  6. Memory Devices
  7. New Technology
Semester
(circle one):

Spring LABs: B20 B21
Fall LABs: B01 B02 B03 B04

Date:
TA Name:
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
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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)

Other Comments: