The Soul of a New Machine Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Soul of a New Machine Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the supermini computer that West's team creates?
(a) Moa.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Blackbird.
(d) Falcon.

2. 'There's no such thing as a...'
(a) Sociable engineer.
(b) Thing worth doing well.
(c) Perfect design.
(d) Computer that fits on one board.

3. What part of the project comes after assembling the prototypes?
(a) Debugging.
(b) Clinical trials.
(c) Beta testing.
(d) Focus groups.

4. What was the second company that Wallach worked for?
(a) DEC.
(b) Data General.
(c) General Electric.
(d) Raytheon.

5. What is the class of solids that transistors are made of?
(a) Alloys.
(b) Microchips.
(c) Semiconductors.
(d) Plasmids.

6. What piece of equipment was Tom asked to finish before being considered for the leader of the Eclipse group?
(a) An EGO.
(b) A VEX.
(c) An IOP.
(d) An FHP.

7. What is the suicide command?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Kill me.
(c) Kill self.
(d) Axe me.

8. What is the general idea of MULTICS?
(a) A system of rings.
(b) A system of boxes.
(c) A complex network of fullerenes.
(d) A system of triangles.

9. Where do the names Woodstock and Trixie come from?
(a) Novels.
(b) Pornography.
(c) Music festivals.
(d) Comics.

10. What does UINST mean?
(a) Uninstall.
(b) Micro Instruction Set.
(c) Universal Installer.
(d) User Instance.

11. What does West think is the next big thing in chips?
(a) PASCAL.
(b) HAL.
(c) PAL.
(d) GAL.

12. What new class of computer has DG not responded to?
(a) The 16-bit games console.
(b) The 64-bit ultralight.
(c) The 32-bit supermini.
(d) The 8-bit pocket computer.

13. What television program do Alsing's sons want to watch?
(a) Looney Tunes.
(b) The Three Stooges.
(c) Charlie's Angels.
(d) The news.

14. What does West do once a year?
(a) Gets really drunk and make a fool of himself.
(b) Throws a terrific New Year's party.
(c) Takes a vacation.
(d) Has a pig roast.

15. How many jobs depend on the project being successful?
(a) Eight thousand.
(b) Five thousand.
(c) Ten thousand.
(d) Eleven thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much video does West record?

2. What computer is the simulator stored on?

3. Who is the best person to design the Eagle?

4. What did the help-wanted ad that Rosemarie saw say?

5. What is Data General's relationship to Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)?

(see the answer keys)

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