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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tom work after finishing college?
(a) AT&T.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(d) The Smithsonian.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Star Wars character is Wallach compared to?

2. What tool is a source of the Microteam's strength?

3. How much does it cost to manufacture a VAX?

4. What are still the largest buildings in many towns?

5. What was project Victor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem with West at the beginning of the chapter?

2. How is competition used as a management strategy in companies such as Data General and IBM? Is this a good strategy?

3. What is the appeal of a clean sheet of paper?

4. What does Alsing do to his sons?

5. Describe Tom West.

6. What 'sly' thing does West do? What does he feel the VAX embodies?

7. What was Tom West like as an engineer, friend, and person?

8. Why angers some engineers about FHP?

9. Describe Steve Wallach's origins and early experiences in the computer business.

10. Describe the game Adventure.

(see the answer keys)

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