Robert Noyce — Questions and answers

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What did Robert Noyce present at Intel headquarters in 1971?

Choices

  1. A new type of radio
  2. The Intel 4004 microprocessor ✓
  3. A powerful new computer game
  4. A giant robot

Answer: The Intel 4004 microprocessor

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What did Robert Noyce like to do when he was a child?

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  1. Play hide-and-seek with friends
  2. Read many adventure books
  3. Tinker with machinery and radios ✓
  4. Draw pictures of animals

Answer: Tinker with machinery and radios

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Why did Robert Noyce and seven other engineers leave William Shockley's lab?

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  1. They wanted to start a big farm together.
  2. Shockley's management style stifled innovation. ✓
  3. They were offered jobs in a faraway city.
  4. They wanted to take a very long vacation.

Answer: Shockley's management style stifled innovation.

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What was the name of the company Robert Noyce and the 'Traitorous Eight' founded?

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  1. Apple Corporation
  2. Mountain View Industries
  3. Fairchild Semiconductor ✓
  4. Sherman's Electronics

Answer: Fairchild Semiconductor

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What important invention did Robert Noyce conceive in 1959?

Choices

  1. A faster car engine
  2. The planar integrated circuit ✓
  3. A new kind of television
  4. A robot that could clean houses

Answer: The planar integrated circuit

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Why was Robert Noyce frustrated with Fairchild Semiconductor in the late 1960s?

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  1. He wanted to retire and travel the world.
  2. The company was too small and needed to grow.
  3. Its corporate structure stifled innovation and had too much bureaucracy. ✓
  4. He didn't like the color of the office walls anymore.

Answer: Its corporate structure stifled innovation and had too much bureaucracy.

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What was the name of the new company Robert Noyce founded with Gordon Moore in 1968?

Choices

  1. Fairchild Industries
  2. Intel ✓
  3. Memory & Logic Co.
  4. Rock Ventures

Answer: Intel

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What nickname was Robert Noyce known by as Intel flourished?

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  1. The Wizard of Technology
  2. The Mayor of Silicon Valley ✓
  3. The Chip King
  4. Mr. Innovation

Answer: The Mayor of Silicon Valley

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What did Robert Noyce help create the foundation for?

Choices

  1. A new type of fast food
  2. The digital age ✓
  3. Bigger and heavier computers
  4. A new way to play board games

Answer: The digital age

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