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Pirates of Silicon Valley: Exam Questions and Answers, Exams of Computer Science

A set of questions and answers related to the history of apple and microsoft, focusing on key events and figures in the early days of personal computing. It covers topics such as the development of the macintosh, the rise of microsoft, and the rivalry between steve jobs and bill gates. Useful for students studying the history of technology, entrepreneurship, or the evolution of the personal computer industry.

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2024/2025

Available from 04/03/2025

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Pirates of Silicon Valley TEST | Actual Exam
Questions | 100% Correct Answers |
Verified 2025/2026 Version
During what event did the "1984" Macintosh ad run? - ✔✔Superbowl
Where did Steve Jobs attend college? - ✔✔Berkeley
What illegal device did Jobs and "Woz" manufacture and sell? - ✔✔Blue Box
Where did Bill Gates go to college? - ✔✔Harvard
What computer did Bill Gates and Paul Allen first write software for? - ✔✔Altair
What was the home brew club? - ✔✔A computer club
How many computers did Jobs and Woz sell there (at the home brew club)? - ✔✔50
What did Steve and Steve call themselves? - ✔✔Apple
Where did Apple start their company? - ✔✔In Steve's Parents garage
Why did Steve Jobs shave off his beard? - ✔✔Banks don't like beards
Who was Apple's first investor? - ✔✔Mike Markkula
How much money did Mike from Intel want to put into Apple? - ✔✔$250,000 (quarter million dollars)
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Pirates of Silicon Valley TEST | Actual Exam

Questions | 100% Correct Answers |

Verified 2025/2026 Version

During what event did the "1984" Macintosh ad run? - ✔✔Superbowl Where did Steve Jobs attend college? - ✔✔Berkeley What illegal device did Jobs and "Woz" manufacture and sell? - ✔✔Blue Box Where did Bill Gates go to college? - ✔✔Harvard What computer did Bill Gates and Paul Allen first write software for? - ✔✔Altair What was the home brew club? - ✔✔A computer club How many computers did Jobs and Woz sell there (at the home brew club)? - ✔✔ 50 What did Steve and Steve call themselves? - ✔✔Apple Where did Apple start their company? - ✔✔In Steve's Parents garage Why did Steve Jobs shave off his beard? - ✔✔Banks don't like beards Who was Apple's first investor? - ✔✔Mike Markkula How much money did Mike from Intel want to put into Apple? - ✔✔$250,000 (quarter million dollars)

What company was secretly developing the mouse? - ✔✔Xerox What other computer enhancements did Xerox invent? - ✔✔GUI (Graphical User Interface) What was the name of the first computer Apple made to use Graphical Interface? (not a Mac) - ✔✔Lisa Apple came up with a new product what was the computers name and why was it important to Jobs? - ✔✔Lisa - it was his daughter's name.

How did Bill Gates get the airline to return to the gate? -viruses. ✔✔He said he had computer codes to prevent

What "little problem" did Microsoft have when meeting with IBM? -operating system. ✔✔Microsoft didn't have an

Microsoft met with what company to set up an operating system for them? -Company ✔✔Seattle Computer

What does Microsoft do to solve the problem that they have when they meet with IBM? -it from Seattle Computer Company for $50,000 ✔✔They buy

Did Microsoft invent the Disk Operating System (DOS)? - ✔✔No How much did they pay for the Disk Operating System? - ✔✔$50, The new president of Apple came from what company? - ✔✔Pepsi What was Microsoft developing to compete with Apple? - ✔✔Windows