Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-05-28,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".

Game 4 is over and STEPHEN PERRY is the winner. Hearty congratulations!

** 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...

1. The printed documentation included in a package of software.

Glossyware or treeware. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.

2. Software that permits multiple users at separate location to
share documents.

Groupware or teamware. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard way),
Erland, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.

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 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Stephen,
and Dan Tilque.

4. Software purchased on a whim, for compliance reasons, for a
new project, or to use up annual budget, but never installed.

Shelfware. 4 for everyone.

5. This term refers to software that provides minimal functionality
while requiring a disproportionately large amount of system
resources to run.

Bloatware. 4 for everyone.

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. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

7. Older software which the original vendor no longer sells,
supports, nor assumes any liability for.

Abandonware. Which sadly describes some of my best work.
4 for everyone.

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. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.

9. Embedded software contained in ePROM, or flash memory within
a computer that remains after powering off, and which can
be updated.

Firmware. 4 for everyone.

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. 4 for everyone.

** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge - Ulterior Motif

This was the second-easiest round in the original game, after
current events.

* 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" (by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull).
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.

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" (by Scott Adams). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Stephen.

* 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?

Movement through trees by climbing or swinging between the branches.
4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.

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. (I accepted "peristalis".) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Stephen, and Dan Tilque.

* 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. (La Paz is the other. Still true.) 4 for everyone.

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. (Still true.) 4 for everyone.

* D. Quotable Quotes about People of Note

D1. Gerald Ford said: "I am a Ford, not a(n) <answer D1>".
Not a who?

Lincoln. (A pun on cars and presidents.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Erland, and Stephen.

D2. The London "Times" said: "No conqueror returning from a
victory on the battlefield has come home adorned with
nobler laurels than <answer D2> from Munich yesterday".
Who was that?

Neville Chamberlain. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.

See Wikipedia's article on "Peace for our time".

* 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. (The monster in "Frankenstein" (1931).) 4 for Joshua,
Stephen, and Dan Tilque.

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. (Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs"
(1991).) 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.

* 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.

British/English. Accepting "London". 4 for everyone.

F2. Burns Manor.

"The Simpsons". Accepting "Springfield". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Stephen, and Dan Tilque.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 7 8 2 3 4 6 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Mis His Can Geo Spo Sci Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 36 40 40 32 40 36 48 244
Joshua Kreitzer 36 31 20 8 16 12 39 40 182
Dan Blum 4 19 24 12 12 8 40 44 151
Dan Tilque 0 16 -- -- 24 8 40 36 124
Pete Gayde 16 32 12 0 32 8 -- -- 100
Erland Sommarskog 12 12 -- -- 4 0 32 16 76

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Mark Brader, Toronto | "We chose them very carefully, in order to decide msb@vex.net | that none of them were suitable." --David Hartley

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