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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. How many jobs depend on the project being successful?

2. 'There's no such thing as a...'

3. What is the team's official day of rest?

4. What can you type instead of North?

5. What does Trixie like to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does West react to the time constraints on Eagle?

2. What were computers like in the early days?

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

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

5. What is the first NOVA?

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

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

8. Describe Rasala.

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

10. How is the Microteam organized?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the history of Data General, focusing on the sequence of events following the completion of the Eagle. Be sure to address:

1) Whether or not the company 'changed' after the completion of the Eagle.

2) Your feelings regarding Data General's fate as a company.

2) What you would have done differently if you were in charge.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that serves as a brief history of the evolution of computers. Be sure to mention:

1) Important milestones

2) Important contributors to computer science

3) Companies and organizations that played a key role in the development of computer technology

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that explains a well-known concept or strategy in business management. Be sure to address:

1) How this management strategy relates to the events of The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder.

2) Why this management strategy or concept is successful.

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