The Last Lecture - Chapter 40 Quiz

What did Randy Pausch want his students to think about when creating new technologies?

Question Answer Choices The latest trends The cost of production The competition The end users

What did Randy Pausch use to demonstrate the importance of user-friendly design to his students?

Question Answer Choices A sledgehammer A whiteboard A complex software program A broken computer

What did Randy Pausch's colleague give him when he left for Carnegie Mellon?

Question Answer Choices A sledgehammer with a plaque A framed photograph A gold watch A commemorative mug

Where did Randy Pausch teach a 'user interface' class?

Question Answer Choices Harvard University Stanford University University of Virginia Carnegie Mellon University

What was the students' reaction to Randy Pausch's VCR demonstration?

Question Answer Choices Shocked to bewildered to slightly amused Angry and frustrated Bored and uninterested Confused and dismissive

What did Randy Pausch's demonstration aim to solve?

Question Answer Choices A hardware malfunction An overlooked problem in user interface design A software bug A network issue

What does Randy Pausch believe computer scientists and engineers often struggle with?

Question Answer Choices Working in teams Keeping up with new technology Finding innovative ideas Explaining complex tasks in simple ways

What subject did Randy Pausch teach at the University of Virginia?

Question Answer Choices Artificial intelligence Computer graphics User interface Software engineering

What was Randy Pausch's main concern about his students' future creations?

Question Answer Choices That they would be too expensive That they would be too complex to develop That they could cause tremendous frustration to people That they would be outdated quickly