From: tool@panix.com
Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Ware in my Computer?
> 1. The printed documentation included in a package of software.
treeware
> 2. Software that permits multiple users at separate location to
> share documents.
teamware
> 3. This general term includes all software that is written with
> intent to damage, disable, or take control of a computer system,
> or somehow steal personal information.
malware
> 4. Software purchased on a whim, for compliance reasons, for a
> new project, or to use up annual budget, but never installed.
shelfware
> 5. This term refers to software that provides minimal functionality
> while requiring a disproportionately large amount of system
> resources to run.
bloatware
> 6. Free software that some important functionality was deliberately
> removed from, so as to entice potential users to pay for a full
> working version.
crippleware
> 7. Older software which the original vendor no longer sells,
> supports, nor assumes any liability for.
abandonware
> 8. Add-on software bundled with a main product that is usually
> unrelated, but the manufacturer receives payment for including
> it and user must install it to use the original product.
foistware
> 9. Embedded software contained in ePROM, or flash memory within
> a computer that remains after powering off, and which can
> be updated.
firmware
> 10. Software that a manufacturer (say, Microsoft) promises to
> deliver soon, within such a short period that buyers see no
> point in going to a competitor, but whose actual release may
> be delayed by years.
vaporware
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Ulterior Motif
> * A. Literature in Theory
> A1. A 1968 book of the same title as its maxim, and named
> for one of the co-authors, explains: "In a hierarchy,
> every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence".
> Name the book/maxim.
The Peter Principle
> A2. A 1996 book of the same title as its doctrine, but named
> for a fictional character, explains: "The most ineffective
> workers are systematically moved to the place where they can
> do the least damage: Management". Name the book/doctrine.
The Dilbert Principle
> * B. Eek! It's Coming Closer!
> B1. Brachiation ["brack-ee-A-shun"] is the term for what kind
> of locomotion?
using one's arms to swing from tree to tree
> B2. Give the term used to describe an earthworm's movement.
> It is the same term used to describe the rhythmic
> contractions that propel food through the digestive tract.
peristalsis
> * C. More than One Capital City
> C1. Sucre """is""" the constitutional and judiciary capital
> of this South American country, while the administrative and
> legislative centres """are""" in another city. Name the
> country.
Bolivia
> C2. Kuala Lumpur """is""" the official capital and seat of the
> national legislature for this country, while Putrajaya
> """is""" the administrative center and seat of the national
> judiciary. What country?
Malaysia
> * D. Quotable Quotes about People of Note
> D1. Gerald Ford said: "I am a Ford, not a(n) ".
> Not a who?
Lincoln
> D2. The London "Times" said: "No conqueror returning from a
> victory on the battlefield has come home adorned with
> nobler laurels than from Munich yesterday".
> Who was that?
Chamberlain
> * E. Every Who? Down in Where? Read That Out Loud Again.
> E1. The 1966 animated special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
> was narrated by this actor, best known for a playing a very
> scary role. Name the actor.
Paul Frees
> E2. The 2000 live-action movie "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
> was narrated by this actor, best known for a playing a very
> scary role. Name the actor.
Anthony Hopkins
> * F. Most Expensive Locations
> F1. Mayfair.
London Edition
> F2. Burns Manor.
Simpsons Edition
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