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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Who is one of the best Hardy Boys?
(a) Ed Rasala.
(b) Carl Alsing.
(c) Dave Epstein.
(d) Steve Smith.

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

5. How many types of arithmetic must the Eagle perform simultaneously at high speed?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) As many as the user needs.

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

7. What is West's crowning domestic achievement?
(a) His basement workshop.
(b) A lovely mahogany coaching table.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The barn.

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

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

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

11. At the time of writing, when did Holberger join Data General?
(a) Three years ago.
(b) Nineteen months ago.
(c) Ten years ago.
(d) Four months ago.

12. What does Rasala go to London with a model of?
(a) The M/600.
(b) The M/9000.
(c) The M/250.
(d) The M/B/32.

13. Through the help of what piece of equipment does Jon Blau 'see it all?'
(a) A monitor.
(b) A cable.
(c) A CPU.
(d) A chipset.

14. What does no one ever do at Data General?
(a) Give each other back massages.
(b) Pat each other on the back.
(c) Backstab each other.
(d) Watch each other's backs.

15. How does the author describe Rasala's reaction when Josh Rosen quits?
(a) Anger.
(b) Grief.
(c) Denial.
(d) Acceptance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of engineers go on working after Holberger broadcasts the emergency message?

2. In this chapter, how many prototypes have been created thus far?

3. When was the 32-bit computer that Wallach hears about designed?

4. What type of songs does West like to play?

5. How old is Josh Rosen?

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