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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dinosaurs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Data General buy half of?
(a) A Japanese minicomputer company.
(b) A German microprocessor manufacturer.
(c) All the VAX machines on the market.
(d) A Swiss semiconductor company.

2. What is the name for a design flaw within a computer system?
(a) Crock.
(b) Fault.
(c) Crash.
(d) Blue screen of death.

3. Where is the 'very liberal arts college' that Rosen visits?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Ohio.
(c) New York.
(d) Vermont.

4. How many unique addresses can a 16-bit computer handle (approximately)?
(a) 65,000.
(b) 4.3 billion.
(c) 16,000.
(d) 32 million.

5. What is one of the most important questions in the computer industry?
(a) How to retrieve data.
(b) How to store data.
(c) How to transmit data.
(d) How to protect data.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the second company that Wallach worked for?

2. What single invention revolutionized the computer industry?

3. What will West do if the kids don't stop laughing?

4. What was Chuck Holland's father?

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

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