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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What signal is Jon Blau in charge of?

2. How does Blau's apartment make the author feel?

3. What momentous news arrives on an evening in early 1979?

4. Who is Edson de Castro?

5. What is the name of the more interesting of the two Eagles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alsing do to his sons?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the weekly meetings Tom has with Wallach, Alsing, and Rasala.

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

8. What is the importance of the 32-bit computer?

9. Why does a company use cubicles?

10. What does ROM-driven mean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing how computers are often used in movies, television, and books. Be sure to address:

1) Famous examples of computer villains and heroes.

2) How our perceptions of computers have changed over the years and how this change is reflected in entertainment media.

3) How entertainment media has shaped your perception of computers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the trend of technological obsolescence. Be sure to address:

1) Whether or not the trend can be slowed, and whether or not a slowing of this trend would hamper progress.

2) The consequences, and pros and cons, of technological obsolescence.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing a company that has a strong reputation, positive or negative. Be sure to address:

1) How the company got this reputation.

2) How this reputation affects the operation of the company.

3) Whether or not the reputation is deserved.

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