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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. How does Data General handle money?
(a) Thriftily.
(b) Ostentatiously.
(c) Obscenely.
(d) Freely.

2. Where is Rasala's family from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) India.
(d) Poland.

3. What shows that an engineer has rank?
(a) He wears a suit.
(b) His office has a door.
(c) He drives a nice car.
(d) He is listened to by de Castro.

4. How many bits does the NOVA deal with at one time?
(a) 64.
(b) 32.
(c) 16.
(d) 8.

5. What tool is a source of the Microteam's strength?
(a) The simulator.
(b) The defibrillator.
(c) The debugger.
(d) The analyzer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the number on Alsing's security badge?

2. What does the Microteam do to everything they touch?

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

4. Who is West's 'trustiest lieutenant?'

5. What is in the display case in the lobby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why angers some engineers about FHP?

2. What is the 'dream job' described at the start of the chapter? Why does this job sound great to the engineers?

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

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

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

6. What were computers like in the early days?

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

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

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

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

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