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   Pete Gayde to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCIWSSSG12 Game 4, Rounds 9-10: w   
   10 Jun 22 18:54:07   
   
   From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-05-28,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.  All questions were written   
   > by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', but have   
   > been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me.   
   > I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > For further information, including an explanation of the """   
   > notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20   
   > companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian   
   > Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Ware in my Computer?   
   >   
   > Given a definition, identify the matching computerware term   
   > from the following list.  In some cases more than one answer   
   > is acceptable.   
   >   
   >        Abandonware          Foistware            Shelfware   
   >        Adware               Freeware             Shovelware   
   >        Annoyware            Glossyware           Silverware   
   >        Beltware             Groupware            Socialware   
   >        Betaware             Guiltware            Software   
   >        Bloatware            Hardware             Sourceware   
   >        Brochureware         Liveware             Spyware   
   >        Charityware          Malware              Stemware   
   >        Courseware           Middleware           Tableware   
   >        Crippleware          Nagware              Teamware   
   >        Delaware             Payware              Thiefware   
   >        Donationware         Postcardware         Treeware   
   >        Firmware             Ransomware           Vaporware   
   >        Flatware             Shareware            Webware   
   >   
   > 1. The printed documentation included in a package of software.   
      
   Treeware   
      
   >   
   > 2. Software that permits multiple users at separate location to   
   >     share documents.   
      
   Groupware   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Guiltware   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Bloatware   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Eek!  It's Coming Closer!   
   >   
   > Answer these questions on types of animal movement.   
   >   
   >     B1. Brachiation ["brack-ee-A-shun"] is the term for what kind   
   >         of locomotion?   
      
   Slithering   
      
   >   
   >     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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * C. More than One Capital City   
   >   
   > Some countries have different administrative, legislative and/or   
   > judicial centers, giving them two or three capitals.   
   >   
   >     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?   
      
   Chevy   
      
   >   
   >     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.   
   >   
   > Every Who down in Who-ville liked these questions a lot.  But the   
   > Grinch, who lived just north of Who-ville, *did not*.   
   >   
   >     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.   
      
   Boris Karloff   
      
   >   
   >     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.   
      
   Carrey   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Most Expensive Locations   
   >   
   > We give you the name of the most expensive property in an edition   
   > of Monopoly -- the square that would be Boardwalk in the standard   
   > US edition.  You give us the *edition*.  For example, if we said   
   > "Apple Studios", it would be the Beatles Edition.   
   >   
   >     F1. Mayfair.   
      
   Mary Poppins   
      
   >     F2. Burns Manor.   
      
   The Simpsons   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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