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