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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 does Data General supposedly offer its employees in addition to medical insurance?

2. How many inventors will the Eagle have?

3. What percentage of Data General's equipment sales does the Eagle represent after its launch?

4. What did West do every morning before work during the debugging of the first Eclipse?

5. What does no one ever do at Data General?

Short Essay Questions

1. What resource problem does Holberger have? How does he solve it?

2. What happened to West at Amherst college?

3. Describe the level of openness in the Eagle project.

4. Describe the circumstances around Rosen's departure from Eagle.

5. Describe West's workshop.

6. How does West describe his job?

7. What change do the carpenters bring?

8. How does West react to requests from the engineers? Why?

9. Describe the trip to the National Computer Conference.

10. How have computers changed society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing two programming languages. It is not necessary to know how to actually program in either language, some basic online research should suffice. Be sure to address:

1) Pros and cons of each programming language.

2) Similarities and differences between the languages.

3) What each programming language is commonly used for, and why.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the subject of natural talent, and the tendency for humans to specialize. Be sure to address:

1) The concept of division of labor.

2) How specialization has progressed and changed throughout human history.

3) Whether or not you feel division and specialization of labor is efficient or desirable.

Essay Topic 3

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

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