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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 is the suicide command?

2. How many boards does VAX have?

3. What was Chuck Holland's father?

4. What computer is the simulator stored on?

5. What can you type instead of North?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is microcode? How does it work?

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

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

6. What made Alsing think that Holland was ideal for writing microcode?

7. Describe Tom West.

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

9. Why does a company use cubicles?

10. What were computers like in the early days?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the importance of computers in modern society. Be sure to address:

1) Any concerns or problems with our current level of computer use.

2) Whether your level of computer dependency is higher or lower than the average.

3) How our computer use may look in the future.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that describes the field of risk management. Be sure to address:

1) The basic principles of risk management.

2) The current state of career opportunities in risk management.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that explains the role of competition in human history and development. Be sure to address:

1) Achievements and/or disasters directly related to competition.

2) A psychological explanation for the importance of competition in human history.

3) Whether you feel modern society needs more, or less, competition.

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