Warm-up: Pirates of Silicon Valley
posted by: Ms. Martin
1 May 2011
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1. Microsoft started out selling a language called Basic to run on the Altair computer. Why was Basic so important for the Altair?
2. In recent history, several groups have given up technological ideas that went on to be very successful. List two examples from the movie. Why do you think they gave them up?
3. What are two important characteristics shared by Steve Jobs and Bill Gates that you believe contributed to their success?
4. What is the result of running the following Python code:
company = "Microsoft"
company = company.upper()
print(company)
5. Why is the line company = company.upper() important?
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