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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 computer is the simulator stored on?
(a) Gollum.
(b) The miniNOVA.
(c) Trixie.
(d) Coke.

2. How many assembly language instructions does the Eclipse contain?
(a) 195.
(b) 420.
(c) 390.
(d) 101.

3. What game does Alsing play?
(a) Adventure.
(b) Dungeons and Dragons.
(c) Warcraft.
(d) Evo.

4. What was project Victor?
(a) A canard.
(b) Something to do.
(c) The Mature Eclipse.
(d) All of the below.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bits does the NOVA deal with at one time?

2. What did the help-wanted ad that Rosemarie saw say?

3. What did the 360 project cost more than the development of?

4. What will West do if the kids don't stop laughing?

5. How many jobs depend on the project being successful?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why angers some engineers about FHP?

2. Describe Rasala.

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

4. Why does a company use cubicles?

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

6. What is the first NOVA?

7. Describe the game Adventure.

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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