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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is the best person to design the Eagle?
(a) Holland.
(b) Wallach.
(c) Alsing.
(d) West.

4. What game does Alsing play?
(a) Dungeons and Dragons.
(b) Evo.
(c) Warcraft.
(d) Adventure.

5. Where is Rasala's family from?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Poland.
(d) India.

6. What is Data General's relationship to Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)?
(a) Data General is DEC's son.
(b) Data General was bankrupted by DEC.
(c) Data General has nothing to do with DEC.
(d) Data General has a wide lead over DEC in market share.

7. What does the author help Rasala build?
(a) A competing version of the Eagle.
(b) An addition on his house.
(c) A boat.
(d) A porch.

8. What is the name of Firth's wife?
(a) Linda.
(b) Lynn.
(c) Laura.
(d) Linette.

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

10. What is the name of the more interesting of the two Eagles?
(a) Frodo.
(b) Pepsi.
(c) Coke.
(d) Gollum.

11. What is in the display case in the lobby?
(a) The first computer affordable by the average family.
(b) The first computer ever made.
(c) The first computer with a functioning monitor.
(d) The first computer Data General ever sold.

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

13. How many assembly language instructions does the Eclipse contain?
(a) 390.
(b) 101.
(c) 195.
(d) 420.

14. What type of shoes does Tom West wear?
(a) Sneakers.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) Dress shoes.
(d) Loafers.

15. What do people think about Alsing after meeting him?
(a) That he is good at sports.
(b) That he is smart and interesting.
(c) That he is awkward and uncoordinated.
(d) That he is an engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the engineers often talk about putting on the side of the Eclipse?

2. What computer is the simulator stored on?

3. What is Westborough's first defense against thieves?

4. What is the number on Alsing's security badge?

5. What does 'give me a core dump' mean?

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