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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What component is the crucial difference between the Eagle and earlier machines?
(a) Accelerators.
(b) 32 bits vs. 16 bits.
(c) A WYSIWYG interface.
(d) A dual-core processor.

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

3. In what month is the National Computer Conference?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) May.
(d) June.

4. What color is the logic analyzer's screen?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

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

6. What does Rasala have to buy Holberger because of a bet they made?
(a) A vacation.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Coffee.
(d) A new bike.

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

8. What percentage of Data General's equipment sales does the Eagle represent after its launch?
(a) More than ten percent.
(b) Exactly forty-two percent.
(c) Around fifty percent.
(d) Slightly less than eight percent.

9. When did most of the engineers start becoming engineers?
(a) When they starting going to college.
(b) When they first discovered computers.
(c) In the womb.
(d) At age four.

10. Which character from Lord of the Rings does Peck name after Tom West?
(a) Frodo.
(b) Gollum.
(c) Bilbo.
(d) Gandolf.

11. What is Ken Holberger's 'rank' in the Hardy Boys?
(a) Assistant Director to the Figurehead.
(b) Chief Sergeant Detective.
(c) First Officer.
(d) Grand Inquisitor.

12. How long did it take to make the Eagle?
(a) A year and a half.
(b) Thirty-three months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

13. What is the latest segment of the industry to experience a boom?
(a) Memory.
(b) Graphics.
(c) Technical support.
(d) Peripherals.

14. How many passes of Eclipse program 21 do Coke and Gollum go through?
(a) 921.
(b) 920.
(c) 923.
(d) 945.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has West talked about ever since coming to work for Data General?

2. What type of engine has West never worked on before?

3. Who is one of the best Hardy Boys?

4. Where does West go after leaving the team?

5. Who does Rasala say created the Eagle?

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