Some questions also by Patrick Delahanty, Matt Neff, Dave Laster, Rob Homuth, and others. This document is (c)1994, 1995, 1996 by Scott J. Kleper. All Rights Reserved.
Which of the following was NOT a catch phrase describing the Mac?
2
"A Cuisinart for the office"
"Personal and affordable"
"One person, one computer"
Who was the president of Apple Computer, Inc. when Mac development began?
1
Mike Scott
Burrell Smith
Steve Jobs
Which of the following platforms most influenced Macintosh?
2
The Xerox Star
The Xerox Alto
Microsoft Windows
Which was the original hardware platform needed to write Macintosh software?
1
A Lisa
A Cray Supercomputer
A prototype Mac II
On what date did Apple debut the Macintosh?
3
January 12, 1986
January 1, 1984
January 24, 1984
How much RAM did the original Macintosh have?
2
64k
128k
1024k
The original Quadra 900 ran at what processor speed?
1
25 MHz
45 MHz
80 MHz
Which were the first Macs to have asynchronous SCSI?
2
The Macintosh IIx and IIfx
The Macintosh Centris 660AV and Quadra 840AV
The PowerMacintosh 6100/60 and 8100/80
How was the Macintosh LC first introduced?
2
As a small business computer
As an educational computer
As a direct competitor to cheap 486/DX systems
About how much does a PowerBook Duo 210 weigh?
2
About 2 pounds
About 4 pounds
About 6 pounds
What's the earliest un-modified platform that will run System 7?
2
A Macintosh 512k
A Macintosh Plus
A Macintosh II
Which of the following was NOT a codename for a Macintosh product?
1
"Little Bighorn"
"Fat Mac"
"Elsie"
What was the first color PowerBook?
1
165c
180c
270c
Taligent was originally called Pink. What color referred to System 7?
3
Indigo
Red
Cerulean
What programs did the Macintosh originally ship with?
1
MacPaint and MacWrite
HyperCard, MacPaint, and MacWrite
MacPaint, MacWrite, and MacDraw
The Lisa computer was redistributed as which Macintosh?
2
The Macintosh II
The Macintosh XL
The Macintosh L
Which of the following did NOT begin as a Macintosh program?
3
The game SimCity
The desktop publishing package PageMaker
The word processor WordPerfect
What development language did Apple originally plan Mac development in?
1
Pascal
FORTRAN
C/C++
What type of memory management is available in System 7.1?
2
Protected memory
Cooperative multitasking
Preempative multitasking
A Macintosh can, in some way, run which operating system(s)?
3
MacOS only
MacOS, UNIX, and DOS
MacOS, UNIX, DOS, Windows, and X Windows
What is the maximum length for a folder name in System 7?
3
12 characters
25 characters
31 characters
Which of the following processors does not have a built-in FPU?
2
MC68060
MC68LC040
MC68040
If VisiCalc was the "killer app" for the Apple ][, what was Mac's "killer app"?
3
Dark Castle
Lotus Jazz
Aldus PageMaker
Which Apple manager is known for allowing Mac to overcome its original shortcomings?
2
Steve Jobs
Jean-Louis Gassee
John Sculley
How much did the Macintosh Portable weigh?
3
Four pounds
Eight pounds
Fifteen pounds
What was the top-of-the-line Macintosh in December 1990?
2
Macintosh II
Macintosh IIfx
Macintosh Quadra 900
Which of the following Macs had the shortest lifetime?
2
Macintosh PowerBook 100
Macintosh Centris 660AV
Macintosh TV
What is the most popular Macintosh integrated software package?
2
Microsoft Works
Claris Works
Lotus Jazz
What words appeared in the menu bar when launching MacPaint 1.0?
2
"MacPaint by Apple Computer"
"MacPaint by Bill Atkinson"
"Eat More Pizza"
What was the official speed of the original GeoPort adapter?
1
9600 bps
14400 bps
19200 bps
Which of these Microsoft products never had a Mac version?
3
Microsoft Works
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Access
What's the correct name of the "Open Apple" key?
1
Command
Access
Alt-Option
What's the name for the currently active system folder?
1
The Blessed folder
the Sys Zero folder
The Special folder
What was the name of the animation produced by ATG to show that animation could be done on a Mac II?
3
Animation Test
Acid Test
Pencil Test
Who made the digital signal processor for Quadra AV Macs?
1
AT&T
Motorola
ARM
What company introduced PhoneNET?
2
Apple
Farallon
NCC
What was the original default size for QuickTime 1.0 movies?
1
160 X 120 pixels
320 X 240 pixels
640 X 480 pixels
Why weren't the PowerMacs called Quadras?
1
"Quad" refers to the 68040 chip
Apple thought the numbering system was confusing
Apple wanted to phase out the Quadra line ASAP
What was the pre-release code name for the PowerBook 500 series?
1
Blackbird
Tempest
Alamagordo
The set of programming routines that are stored in the Macintosh System and ROM are collectively called:
2
The Apple Standard Routines (ASR)
The Mac Toolbox
The Application Programming Interface (API)
How many pins does the SCSI port of a Macintosh SE have?
1
25
50
55
How did Apple engineers refer to the Mac LC's case?
3
Spoon Size
Wallet Size
Pizza Box
What command will quit to the Finder from the mini-debugger?
1
G FINDER
es
EXITTOSHELL
What demo game came with CD-ROM versions of System 7.5?
3
Puzzle Deluxe
Dark Castle
Eric's Ultimate Solitaire
What was the PowerTalk technology originally known as?
2
AppleMail
AOCE
OpenTalk
Which SCSI ID was problematic on the original Power Macintosh 9500?
1
Bus 0: ID 5
Bus 0: ID 2
Bus 1: ID 2
Why couldn't OpenTransport 1.0 work on first-generation PowerMacs?
3
They lacked the DSP that OT 1.0 relied on
A last-minute system software conflict was discovered
OT 1.0 was buggy, but required for PCI PowerMacs
Which was at one point the name for the PowerPC Platform?
2
PowerSpec
Common Hardware Reference Platform
IBM/Apple Computer Specification for PowerPC
Which of these was NOT in the original Macintosh design of 1979?
2
Printer
Speaker
200K 5.25" Floppy drive
Who was the Apple Computer employee that first came up with the Mac idea?
1
Jeff Raskin
Ron Wayne
Mike Scott
In what year did the Macintosh Plus debut?
1
1986
1990
1984
In what year was the Mac Plus discontinued?
3
1986
1987
1990
What was the size of the monitor that came on the original Mac 128k?
2
8"
9"
10"
What is the technical name for the modem and printer ports?
1
RS232
AP594
Peripheral Port
What part of the Mac Toolbox gives programmers basic text capabilities?
1
TextEdit
SimpleText
TextLib
Which of the following was not a feature of System 7.0?
1
PowerTalk
Publish and Subscribe
File Sharing
Which of the following was not an "AV technology"?
3
Speech recognition
Telephony
Optical character recognition
In the future, the MacOS will center around which component?
1
The document
The application
The hardware
What menu existed in place of today's "View" menu on early versions of MacOS?
1
Arrange
Organize
Optimize
Which way did the wristwatch (telling you to wait) originally spin?
3
Clockwise
Counter-clockwise
It didn't spin
What keyboard combination yields an Apple logo with the Chicago font?
1
Option-Shift-K
Option-Shift-Control-K
Option-k
How can you get a quick screen shot of your Macintosh?
2
Command-Option-S
Command-Shift-3
Command-Option-3
Which were the first Macs to have GeoPorts?
2
Macintosh IIvi and IIvx
Macintosh Centris 660AV and Quadra 840AV
Power Macintosh 6100, 7100, and 8100
Video for Windows is to QuickTime what Object Linking and Embedding is to...
2
Copland
OpenDoc
PowerTalk
Which command, when issued from Macsbug will force-quit a program?
2
rs
es
gf
What repeated function controls most Macintosh programs?
3
The Click Loop
The System Loop
The Main Event Loop
How many Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) ports did the Macintosh II have?
2
One
Two
None
At what clock speed did the 68020 used in the Macintosh II run?
1
15.7 MHz
18 MHz
20 MHz
How many total keys are present on the Apple Extended Keyboard?
1
105
124
130
Which Mac enthusiast is the editor of the Internet zine "TidBITS"?
