Macintosh 128K - Quiz
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  • 1. Which microprocessor is at the heart of the Macintosh 128K?
A) Motorola 68000
B) Motorola 6502
C) Zilog Z80
D) Intel 8086
  • 2. What is the clock speed of the Macintosh 128K's processor?
A) 1 MHz
B) 10 MHz
C) 7.8336 MHz
D) 4.77 MHz
  • 3. How much ROM is included in the Macintosh 128K?
A) 16 KB
B) 128 KB
C) 32 KB
D) 64 KB
  • 4. How many 64 kilobit DRAM chips does the Macintosh 128K use?
A) 8
B) 32
C) 4
D) 16
  • 5. What is the effective clock rate of the Macintosh 128K due to RAM access limitations?
A) 6 MHz
B) 4 MHz
C) 7.8336 MHz
D) 5 MHz
  • 6. Approximately how much memory was available for applications and data on the Macintosh 128K?
A) 40 KB
B) 64 KB
C) 88 KB
D) 128 KB
  • 7. How much memory remained for programs and data when Microsoft's BASIC interpreter was loaded?
A) 13 KB
B) 40 KB
C) 88 KB
D) 24 KB
  • 8. What is the screen size of the built-in CRT display?
A) 9 inches
B) 12 inches
C) 7 inches
D) 15 inches
  • 9. What is the fixed resolution of the Macintosh 128K display?
A) 512 x 342 pixels
B) 320 x 200 pixels
C) 640 x 480 pixels
D) 800 x 600 pixels
  • 10. What type of connector is used for the serial ports on the back of the Macintosh?
A) USB
B) RJ11
C) DE-9
D) DB-25
  • 11. How did the Macintosh keyboard connect to the computer?
A) DE-9 connector
B) RJ11 telephone cord-style connector
C) 19-pin D-sub connector
D) USB connector
  • 12. Which printer was initially supported by the Macintosh's print software?
A) Apple ImageWriter
B) Apple LaserWriter
C) HP LaserJet
D) Epson Stylus
  • 13. What was the retail price of the numeric keypad sold by Apple?
A) US$99
B) US$49
C) US$199
D) US$299
  • 14. What was the speed of the slower modem offered by Apple?
A) 2400 bps
B) 300 bps
C) 56k
D) 1200 bps
  • 15. How much memory did the system software occupy on the Macintosh 128K?
A) 13 KB
B) 40 KB
C) 64 KB
D) 128 KB
  • 16. What standard did the serial ports use?
A) RS-422
B) Centronics
C) RS-232
D) SCSI
  • 17. Did the Macintosh 128K offer RAM upgrades?
A) Yes, up to 256 KB
B) Yes, up to 1 MB
C) No
D) Yes, up to 512 KB
  • 18. What was the maximum document size limit for MacWrite?
A) 24 KB
B) 64 KB
C) 13 KB
D) 88 KB
  • 19. What was the resolution of the Apple ImageWriter?
A) 144 dots per inch
B) 600 dots per inch
C) 300 dots per inch
D) 72 dots per inch
  • 20. What kind of signal did the mouse use to track movement?
A) Optical laser signals
B) Quadrature signals
C) Ultrasonic signals
D) Infrared signals
  • 21. Who was brought in during 1982 to shape the marketing and launch of the Macintosh?
A) Ridley Scott
B) John Sculley
C) Regis McKenna
D) Steve Jobs
  • 22. Which individual is credited with bringing the concept of event marketing to Apple?
A) Andy Cunningham
B) Regis McKenna
C) Jane Anderson
D) John Sculley
  • 23. Where was the Macintosh 128K manufactured?
A) San Jose, California
B) Palo Alto, California
C) Fremont, California
D) Cupertino, California
  • 24. In what month and year was the Macintosh 128K officially announced?
A) January 1984
B) February 1983
C) December 1983
D) October 1983
  • 25. During which event did the '1984' commercial air?
A) A national news broadcast
B) Super Bowl XVIII
C) Super Bowl XVII
D) The Academy Awards
  • 26. Which applications were bundled with the Macintosh at launch?
A) Excel and Word
B) MacWrite and MacPaint
C) MacDraw and MacProject
D) Multiplan and Word
  • 27. What image appeared on the heroine's tank top in the '1984' commercial?
A) A Picasso-style picture of the computer
B) A silhouette of Big Brother
C) A graphical user interface
D) The Apple logo
  • 28. What was the reason for the initial lack of software for the Macintosh?
A) The computer was too expensive
B) The hardware lacked enough memory
C) Developers were discouraged by Apple's marketing
D) Existing applications required time-consuming code rewrites
  • 29. Which software did Microsoft migrate to the Macintosh in April 1984?
A) Excel
B) Multiplan
C) Word
D) PowerPoint
  • 30. What was the name of the unsuccessful ad campaign for the Macintosh Office?
A) 1984
B) Test Drive
C) Lemmings
D) Conformity
  • 31. How many pages of the post-election issue of Newsweek did Apple purchase for advertising?
A) 20 pages
B) All 39 pages
C) 18 pages
D) 50 pages
  • 32. What were the primary criticisms regarding the 'Test Drive a Macintosh' promotion?
A) Poor marketing and illegal practices
B) Insufficient supply and damaged returned units
C) Lack of software and complex setup
D) High cost and low participation
  • 33. How many Macintoshes had the company sold by April 1984?
A) 50,000
B) 70,000
C) 10,000
D) 250,000
  • 34. What literary work did the '1984' commercial allude to?
A) Brave New World
B) Fahrenheit 451
C) Nineteen Eighty-Four
D) Animal Farm
  • 35. What was the name of the original Macintosh personal computer?
A) Macintosh 128K
B) Macintosh 512K
C) Lisa
D) Apple II
  • 36. Which television commercial introduced the Macintosh?
A) The Desktop
B) 1984
C) Super Bowl
D) Think Different
  • 37. Who directed the "1984" commercial?
A) Ridley Scott
B) Andy Hertzfeld
C) Jef Raskin
D) Steve Jobs
  • 38. What was the initial price of the Macintosh?
A) $4,500
B) $7,700
C) $1,295
D) $2,495
  • 39. What kind of monitor did the Macintosh 128K feature?
A) 9-inch monochrome CRT
B) 15-inch color plasma
C) 14-inch monochrome LCD
D) 12-inch color CRT
  • 40. Who started the Macintosh project in 1979?
A) Steve Wozniak
B) Jef Raskin
C) Steve Jobs
D) Burrell Smith
  • 41. Where did Apple engineers visit to see graphical user interface systems in 1979?
A) IBM
B) MIT
C) Stanford
D) Xerox PARC
  • 42. Who was responsible for designing the board that integrated the 8 MHz Motorola 68k?
A) Jef Raskin
B) Burrell Smith
C) Andy Hertzfeld
D) Steve Wozniak
  • 43. What was the storage device built into the Macintosh?
A) Cassette deck
B) Floppy drive
C) Hard drive
D) Zip drive
  • 44. Who took over the Macintosh project after deciding it was more marketable than the Lisa?
A) Steve Jobs
B) Bud Tribble
C) Steve Wozniak
D) Jef Raskin
  • 45. How many floppy disk drives could be housed internally in the Macintosh 128K?
A) Two
B) Zero
C) One
D) Three
  • 46. Why did the Macintosh 128K store its system software on disk instead of in ROM?
A) To conserve RAM
B) To facilitate booting from a hard drive
C) To increase speed
D) To allow for modular upgrades
  • 47. What was a notable capability of the Macintosh 128K regarding the startup disk while running?
A) It could be reformatted
B) It could be partitioned
C) It could be locked permanently
D) It could be temporarily ejected
  • 48. What was the primary benefit of the Macintosh External Disk Drive?
A) Adding hard drive storage
B) Increasing the processing speed
C) Reducing the need to swap disks
D) Improving graphics resolution
  • 49. How did Apple specify that third-party hard drives should connect to the Macintosh?
A) Through the serial port
B) Through the internal bus
C) Through the SCSI port
D) Through the floppy port
  • 50. Why could the Macintosh 128K not use the Hierarchical File System (HFS)?
A) It required a hard drive
B) It did not have enough RAM
C) It was not supported by the startup disk
D) It was incompatible with the CPU
  • 51. When did Apple replace the MFS with the Hierarchical File System?
A) 1986
B) 1984
C) 1987
D) 1985
  • 52. What was the physical size of the Macintosh 128K floppy disks?
A) 3-inch
B) 8-inch
C) 5 1/4-inch
D) 3 1/2-inch
  • 53. What cooling method did the Macintosh 128K rely on?
A) Forced air induction
B) Active liquid cooling
C) Convective heat transfer
D) Solid-state cooling
  • 54. What was the formal name of the Macintosh System Software release included with the original Mac?
A) System 2.0
B) System 3.2
C) System 0.97
D) System 1.0
  • 55. What was the internal codename for the original Macintosh?
A) Fat Mac
B) Thin Mac
C) Macintosh SE
D) Lisa
  • 56. What was the consequence of the decision to ship the Mac without a fan?
A) Common, costly component failures
B) The monitor displayed fewer colors
C) The power supply required more voltage
D) The computer ran faster
  • 57. Why did Steve Jobs believe the Macintosh 128K did not need expansion slots?
A) Customization is mostly software
B) Users did not want to open the case
C) The motherboard was already full
D) The slots were too fragile
  • 58. What was the title of the Macworld magazine cover featuring a heavily upgraded Macintosh 128K?
A) Beyond the 128K
B) Faster than a Vax
C) The 4 MB Revolution
D) The Ultimate Macintosh
  • 59. What was the purpose of the MacCharlie accessory?
A) Provided a cooling fan
B) Added IBM PC compatibility
C) Added an internal hard drive
D) Increased RAM capacity
  • 60. Which publication criticized the price of the Macintosh 128K memory upgrade?
A) Wall Street Journal
B) Macworld
C) New York Times
D) Time Magazine
  • 61. What component was replaced to upgrade a Macintosh 128K to a 512K model?
A) Power supply
B) Motherboard
C) CRT monitor
D) Disk drive
  • 62. Besides the logic board, what part of the case had to be changed to upgrade to a Macintosh Plus?
A) Top handle
B) Internal fan housing
C) Front bezel
D) Case back
  • 63. What additional accessory could optionally be added during a Macintosh Plus upgrade?
A) External modem
B) Extended keyboard
C) Laser printer
D) Numeric keypad
  • 64. What did Andrew Fluegelman suggest about the type of machine the Macintosh was?
A) A right-brain machine
B) A text-heavy business machine
C) A purely scientific machine
D) A left-brain machine
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