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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 Rasala do when Holberger confronts him about a problem with Jim Guyer?

2. Why does Jon Blau become a Hardy Boy?

3. What does IBM suffer from?

4. What part of the Eagle becomes the focal point, or 'bogeyman?'

5. What type of room does Peck like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to West at Amherst college?

2. How does Jon Blau 'see it all?'

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

4. How does Rosemarie describe the team's efforts and organization under West?

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

6. Describe IBM's booth at the NCC.

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

8. How have computers changed society?

9. How does Data General usually distinguish itself at the NCC? What do they bring this year?

10. Describe West's workshop.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the role of freedom in the workplace. Be sure to address:

1) Examples of where freedom has benefited a company or industry.

2) How best to manage freedom and prevent it from becoming destructive.

3) Uses and limitations of freedom in work.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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