Computer Architecture

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Assignment: HD-DVD versus Blu-ray

In recent times, HD-DVD and Blu-ray were competing technology formats for creating and watching movies on DVDs. Neither was compatible with the other. Eventually, Blu-ray won the competition. Use the Internet to research the competition between the two (2) technology formats, and determine the key reasons why Blu-ray prevailed.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Provide a brief overview of the organizations that have developed and promoted each format.
Examine the benefits and drawbacks of each format for users. Determine whether you agree or disagree that Blu-ray was the superior choice technologically over HD-DVD. Provide a rationale for your response.
Examine the processing hardware requirements for both the HD-DVD and Blu-ray. Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of each.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Summarize CPU data types and common data structures.
Discuss common input / output technologies.
Summarize the different types of data storage technology.
Develop an enterprise architecture plan to address and solve a proposed business ethical problem.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in enterprise architecture.
Write clearly and concisely about Advanced Computer Architecture topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Note: Use quality resources and assignment will be check for plagiarism.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 110	Assignment 2: HD-DVD versus Blu-Ray
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Provide a brief overview of the organizations that have developed and promoted each format. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely provided a brief overview of the organizations that have developed and promoted each format.	Partially provided a brief overview of the organizations that have developed and promoted each format.	Satisfactorily provided a brief overview of the organizations that have developed and promoted each format.	Thoroughly provided a brief overview of the organizations that have developed and promoted each format.
2. Examine the benefits and drawbacks of each format for users. Determine whether you agree or disagree that Blu-ray was the superior choice technologically over HD-DVD. Provide a rationale for your response. Weight: 35%	Did not submit or incompletely examined the benefits and drawbacks of each format for users. Did not submit or incompletely determined whether you agree or disagree that Blu-ray was the superior choice technologically over HD-DVD. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response.	Partially examined the benefits and drawbacks of each format for users. Partially determined whether you agree or disagree that Blu-ray was the superior choice technologically over HD-DVD. Partially provided a rationale for your response.	Satisfactorily examined the benefits and drawbacks of each format for users. Satisfactorily determined whether you agree or disagree that Blu-ray was the superior choice technologically over HD-DVD. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response.	Thoroughly examined the benefits and drawbacks of each format for users. Thoroughly determined whether you agree or disagree that Blu-ray was the superior choice technologically over HD-DVD. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response.
3. Examine the processing hardware requirements for both the HD-DVD and Blu-ray. Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of each. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely examined the processing hardware requirements for both the HD-DVD and Blu-ray. Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the similarities and differences of each.	Partially examined the processing hardware requirements for both the HD-DVD and Blu-ray. Partially compared and contrasted the similarities and differences of each.	Satisfactorily examined the processing hardware requirements for both the HD-DVD and Blu-ray. Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the similarities and differences of each.	Thoroughly examined the processing hardware requirements for both the HD-DVD and Blu-ray. Thoroughly compared and contrasted the similarities and differences of each.
4. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided.	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

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