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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is scarce in the engineering business?
(a) Suits.
(b) Women.
(c) Men in their forties.
(d) Fashion sense.

2. What does OEM stand for?
(a) Oligarchical Electronics Masking.
(b) Original Equipment Manufacturer
(c) Obviously Except from Me.
(d) Ostentatious Excellence in Marketing.

3. What role does Wallach play in the EGO wars?
(a) West's worst enemy.
(b) West's diplomat.
(c) West's Hessian.
(d) West's doormat.

4. What does the author help Rasala build?
(a) A porch.
(b) A boat.
(c) An addition on his house.
(d) A competing version of the Eagle.

5. What is the first programming language that Alsing learns to use?
(a) Python.
(b) Basic.
(c) C+.
(d) FORTRAN.

Short Answer Questions

1. What single invention revolutionized the computer industry?

2. What piece of equipment was Tom asked to finish before being considered for the leader of the Eclipse group?

3. What did the 360 project cost more than the development of?

4. What is the apartment number for the secret development lab?

5. What type of shoes does Tom West wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Wallach the ideal candidate for the Eagle?

2. Describe Alsing's management style.

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

4. Describe Rasala.

5. What is the importance of the 32-bit computer?

6. What complexities and problems exist in microcode?

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

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

9. Why angers some engineers about FHP?

10. What 'sly' thing does West do? What does he feel the VAX embodies?

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