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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. What piece of equipment was Tom asked to finish before being considered for the leader of the Eclipse group?
(a) A VEX.
(b) An IOP.
(c) An EGO.
(d) An FHP.

2. What single invention revolutionized the computer industry?
(a) The cathode.
(b) The mouse.
(c) The LCD display.
(d) The transistor.

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

4. What is the term for getting inside a machine, learning about it, and reproducing it?
(a) Knocking off.
(b) Reverse engineering.
(c) Invention.
(d) Plagiarism.

5. What new class of computer has DG not responded to?
(a) The 8-bit pocket computer.
(b) The 16-bit games console.
(c) The 32-bit supermini.
(d) The 64-bit ultralight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was project Victor?

2. What is the first programming language that Alsing learns to use?

3. What does the author help Rasala build?

4. What shows that an engineer has rank?

5. What is Tom's solution to their manpower shortage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does West not attempt to debug the Eagle?

2. Why is Wallach the ideal candidate for the Eagle?

3. Why angers some engineers about FHP?

4. What is important about the way Westborough was designed?

5. What is microcode? How does it work?

6. What does Alsing do to his sons?

7. What are the four rules of the Eagle team?

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

9. What is the first NOVA?

10. Describe the game Adventure.

(see the answer keys)

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