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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 will happen to West if he cannot keep life and computers separate?
(a) He will take a vacation.
(b) West already cannot keep life and computer separate.
(c) He will go mad.
(d) He will quit.

2. What does Wallach think of North Carolina?
(a) All of the above.
(b) It's not a place to bring up his wife and children.
(c) The food is terrible.
(d) It sucks.

3. What will West do if the kids don't stop laughing?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Fire them.
(c) Go crazy.
(d) Make them work 18 hours a day.

4. What does West call the confident, aggressive young engineers?
(a) Racehorses.
(b) Warhorses.
(c) Workhorses.
(d) Jockeys.

5. What is the number on Alsing's security badge?
(a) 1023.
(b) 150.
(c) 477.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Wallach raised?

2. What new class of computer has DG not responded to?

3. What do computers manipulate directly?

4. Which company established worldwide hegemony in the computer industry?

5. What does the author help Rasala build?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Josh Rosen describe the management structure of the Eagle project?

3. What is microcode? How does it work?

4. How does a computer appear to make sophisticated decisions?

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

6. What is the first NOVA?

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

8. Why angers some engineers about FHP?

9. Describe the game Adventure.

10. Describe the secondary and support industries that were created around the computer industry.

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