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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many bits does the NOVA deal with at one time?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 64.
(d) 32.
2. What are still the largest buildings in many towns?
(a) Car factories.
(b) Textile mills.
(c) Lumber mills.
(d) Carpet factories.
3. What does West think is the next big thing in chips?
(a) HAL.
(b) PASCAL.
(c) PAL.
(d) GAL.
4. What single invention revolutionized the computer industry?
(a) The mouse.
(b) The cathode.
(c) The transistor.
(d) The LCD display.
5. Where does West's father work?
(a) AT&T.
(b) Apple.
(c) IBM.
(d) Ma Bell.
6. How many assembly language instructions does the Eclipse contain?
(a) 101.
(b) 420.
(c) 195.
(d) 390.
7. What is Tom's solution to their manpower shortage?
(a) Work overtime.
(b) Lure experienced engineers away from established companies.
(c) Hire kids.
(d) Cut corners on R&D.
8. Where was Firth born?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Maine.
(c) Canada.
(d) Westborough.
9. What Star Wars character is Wallach compared to?
(a) Darth Vader.
(b) Han Solo.
(c) Chewbacca.
(d) Luke Skywalker.
10. What tool is a source of the Microteam's strength?
(a) The analyzer.
(b) The simulator.
(c) The debugger.
(d) The defibrillator.
11. Who is West's 'trustiest lieutenant?'
(a) Carman.
(b) Wallach.
(c) Alsing.
(d) Rasala.
12. What does UINST mean?
(a) Uninstall.
(b) Universal Installer.
(c) User Instance.
(d) Micro Instruction Set.
13. What was project Victor?
(a) Something to do.
(b) All of the below.
(c) A canard.
(d) The Mature Eclipse.
14. 'There's no such thing as a...'
(a) Thing worth doing well.
(b) Computer that fits on one board.
(c) Perfect design.
(d) Sociable engineer.
15. What does Jon Blau feel from inside of him?
(a) Pressure.
(b) Emptiness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Excitement.
Short Answer Questions
1. What conquers rust?
2. What does the Microteam do to everything they touch?
3. What is the name of the supermini computer that West's team creates?
4. Which company established worldwide hegemony in the computer industry?
5. What is the suicide command?
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