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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 type of engine has West never worked on before?

2. What type of room does Peck like?

3. What do the engineers talk about at their parties?

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

5. How old is Josh Rosen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the debugging process of the typical computer.

2. How does West describe his job?

3. Why did engineers keep dropping out of the Eagle program?

4. How is the debugging process visually represented?

5. How have computers changed society?

6. Describe IBM's booth at the NCC.

7. Describe West's workshop.

8. What happened to West at Amherst college?

9. Describe the trip to the National Computer Conference.

10. For the employees, what is the difference between Tom West and Carl Carman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 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.

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