CIS 290 Week 5 Individual Assignment Appendices I and J CIS 290 Week 5 Individual Assignment Appendices I | Page 2

Write a technical paper describing the possible challenges, if any, in upgrading the computers
from Microsoft® Windows XP® to Microsoft® Vista®. The paper should be 1 to 2 pages in length.
The paper does not need to be in APA style. You can design the paper to look like a technical
document or technical note that would appear in a computer maintenance manual, like the one
you will be developing for your Learning Team project.
Appendix J - Mass Storage Devices
Personal computers are quickly becoming multimedia machines. The demands that multimedia
is placing on computers are rapidly filling up all available storage space. As a result, many
people have switched to optical storage technology and external mass storage drives. If
Moore’s Law holds true, what will happen to computers over the next decade? How will
technology keep up with development? How will the information be stored and transmitted
over time? How much data storage will we need? How much power will be required to run a
personal computer? Most of all, how will you keep up with all the knowledge needed to
manage those computers?
Activity One: Product Search
In your office, several employees have been complaining about the need for additional data
storage capabilities on their computers, which are the same as the one featured in the
Computer Hardware Simulator (CHS). Management has asked you for solutions to the
additional storage needs of the employees, after seeing the large file sizes being used in the
office; you feel that a DVD-R Dual Layer drive would better serve the employees than the
existing DVD-ROMs. You also believe that there is greater value in using external mass storage
devices due to future storage needs.
Search the Internet for two different types of DVD-R Dual Layer drives and external mass
storage devices that are compatible with the office computers, and enter information for each
into the chart below. Management has given you a budget of $35.00 per computer. Compare
data between internal and external mass storage devices and be prepared to justify your
decision to the management
Activity One: Part 2
Write a 1 page letter to the management justifying your position on using external mass
storage devices instead of DVD-ROM Dual Layer drives. The letter should have a persuasive
voice justifying your decision as the IT Director.
Activity Two: Written Assignment