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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Ed Rasala tell Carl Carman he will be finished debugging?
(a) August.
(b) He doesn't know.
(c) Sometime in the next year.
(d) Late September.

2. How does Jon Blau refer to the blonde twins at National Cash Register's booth?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Bipolar.
(c) Identical.
(d) Attractive.

3. Who does Rasala say created the Eagle?
(a) West.
(b) de Castro.
(c) Himself.
(d) Everyone equally.

4. What award do the Hardy Boys hand out?
(a) The Academy Award.
(b) The Under Exraordinary Pressure Award.
(c) The Eclipse Appreciation and Gratitude for Lonely Evenings Award (EAGLE).
(d) The PAL Award.

5. According to Rosemarie, what is West always doing?
(a) Planning.
(b) Sizing up those around him.
(c) Wasting time.
(d) Ignoring his gut feelings.

6. What type of songs does West like to play?
(a) Prog rock.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Folk songs.
(d) Pop.

7. What type of bugs need to be fixed before a computer can get out the door?
(a) Logic errors.
(b) Design flaws.
(c) Software bugs.
(d) Ergonomic inefficiencies.

8. What does the Microteam lack?
(a) A flexible schedule.
(b) Their own computer.
(c) A simulator program.
(d) Manpower.

9. What was the name of the cluster-controller that Rosen designed?
(a) Archon.
(b) Thanatos.
(c) Chimera.
(d) Hydra.

10. What has West talked about ever since coming to work for Data General?
(a) Efficiency.
(b) Synergy.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Quitting.

11. How many lines of microcode does the Eagle have?
(a) 4096.
(b) 9873.
(c) 3421.
(d) 6734.

12. What does Rasala do when Holberger confronts him about a problem with Jim Guyer?
(a) Tell Holberger that Guyer can 'do what he wants.'
(b) Fire Guyer.
(c) Separate the two temporarily.
(d) Smile and nod.

13. What does West send along with the engineers who go to the conference?
(a) His regards.
(b) A bonus.
(c) Refreshments.
(d) His son.

14. What model of the Eclipse does Alsing refer to as 'his' machine?
(a) The EC/12.
(b) The VAX 11/780.
(c) The C/150.
(d) The M/300.

15. What does Van San sell?
(a) Mason Jars.
(b) Quietizers.
(c) Disk drives.
(d) Minicomputers.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When does the Eagle make its debut?

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

5. How many passes of Eclipse program 21 do Coke and Gollum go through?

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