Rank

CD-ROM Title

Quantity

Quality

Accuracy

Text

Pictures

Movies

Up-to-date

Maps

Stats

Ease of use

N.K.

Language

Sounds

Graphics

Features

TOTAL

Depth

Breadth

Total

Total

20 max

10 max

10 max

10 max

50 max

All categories are worth 5 points maximum

50 max

100 max

1

Encarta

11

6

8

8

33

4

1

4

1

4

5

5

5

5

4.5

38.5

71.5

2

Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia

13

7

10

7

37

4

2

3

1.5

4

5

4

0

0

4

30.5

67.5

3

Countries of the World

20

10

8

9

47

2

0

2

0

4

3

5

0

0

1

17

64

4

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

8

6

7

8

29

2.5

3

5

3

3

4.5

4

0

0

4

29.5

58.5

5

Asia Alive

7

2

5

8

22

5

5

4

1

0

4

0

0

0

2

33

55

6

Bookshelf '95

9

2

7

9

27

1

0

5

0

3

3

4

0

0

3

22

49

7

World Vista Atlas

3

2

5

9

19

3

0

4

3

3

4

3

3

3

2.5

28.5

47.5

8

Multimedia World History

12

8

6

9

35

0

0

0

0

0

3

2

0

0

3.5

11.5

46.5

9

Small Blue Planet

5

3

3

6

17

0

0

4

4

2

5

5

4

4

5

29

46

10

Maps 'n' Facts

5

2

4

9

20

0

0

4

5

5

3

5

0

0

3

25

45

11

World Atlas Version 5

2

2

4

8

16

0

3

4

4

4

4

3

0

0

3

27

43

12

Picture Atlas of the World

2

1

3

7

13

3

0

2

2

2

4.5

4

2

2

4

26.5

39.5

13

Global Explorer

5

2

5

7

19

0

0

3

5

0

3

5

0

0

3.5

19.5

38.5

14

World History 20th Century

6

6

4

20

26

1

4

1

0.5

1.5

2

1

0

0

1

12

38

15

World Factbook 1995 Edition

3

1

2

7

13

2

0

4

1

5

3

3

0

0

3

21

34

16

3D Atlas

1

0.5

4

6

11.5

2.5

0

2

3

1

4

5

0

0

4

21.5

33

17

Astonishing Asia

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

0

0

5

0

0

0

4

19

19