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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rasala go to London with a model of?
(a) The M/B/32.
(b) The M/250.
(c) The M/600.
(d) The M/9000.

2. When did most of the engineers start becoming engineers?
(a) When they first discovered computers.
(b) At age four.
(c) When they starting going to college.
(d) In the womb.

3. What percentage of Data General's equipment sales does the Eagle represent after its launch?
(a) Around fifty percent.
(b) More than ten percent.
(c) Exactly forty-two percent.
(d) Slightly less than eight percent.

4. What type of board did Rosen design?
(a) The IP.
(b) The OMG.
(c) The ALU.
(d) The CPU.

5. What is West's crowning domestic achievement?
(a) The barn.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) A lovely mahogany coaching table.
(d) His basement workshop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through the help of what piece of equipment does Jon Blau 'see it all?'

2. What new line of computers does IBM feature at the NCC?

3. What does no one ever do at Data General?

4. According to his resignation note, what is the maximum unit of time that Rosen will deal with?

5. What is the name of the standard test on computer speed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the debugging process of the typical computer.

2. How do West and Rasala make Rosen defensive?

3. How does West's personality change between home and work?

4. How does West react to requests from the engineers? Why?

5. For the employees, what is the difference between Tom West and Carl Carman?

6. Describe the circumstances around Rosen's departure from Eagle.

7. What resource problem does Holberger have? How does he solve it?

8. Describe Rosen's background and education.

9. What change do the carpenters bring?

10. Describe the level of openness in the Eagle project.

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