4 e+ E2 F3 a" n6 Y8 V 2 |6 `8 t+ J' h+ IWhat is the next line? ! D" k. W9 Y8 Z9 r# w) k [) A 6 \8 F I7 r" f* I& J , _) u/ L4 e A. B 4 t: o3 ^( a: O w9 p, R4. You are in a maze of twisty little passages,! v0 y) \& B3 n/ Y3 w2 e7 Z0 B
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B) Use the laptop as a digging device to ' u% V$ H, b! K+ G5 j% C6 [$ X $ V) O3 N/ h: Q1 ?) |1 R7 ]tunnel to the next level. 5 r6 g2 Q+ H; Z c- H3 T( e 2 ]- ?" U9 Z! t1 {/ w* {C) Play MPoRPG until the battery dies & N: ?2 q$ U c( H' @9 J- w4 b# U& F3 x
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lead gnome you quit and find yourself ( e ~2 |3 l6 Q6 X. B( e* ~& {6 I 2 `& d" b! y8 q2 Lin whole different world.; G: s, M- X( k1 d6 G+ z- ~
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5. What's broken with Unix? % Z" o$ D& I: c: @* K- }' J$ O5 Y. h( n, x& J$ E& n4 I+ p1 }4 G
How would you fix it? , U* X) P$ ~& ~% L% s' T; `& j$ R6 I' d' `, b Q o5 S& O
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concentration. 3 E5 T4 Z( W! D- A $ Z# b. M. f1 T5 H& m/ RC) Leave her daily offerings of granola, F, l% Q, S: ~8 j& [
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have been solved with 34 fewer lines 1 y$ i7 V4 a/ S0 O" Z) [ 0 R7 n' o) _/ Q" G c! _of code. ' X* D" M) N) j5 J! m 2 @ B% C) m2 Q4 g: V) \% S+ v7. Which of the following expresses Google+ f5 N% e% A' n: E2 E
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) }' X2 i! O1 D* y3 f" x8 I% rC) "Oh, I already fixed that" {* V' }2 C) D! V0 {9 e2 \& i5 U; C: T
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: ~ C: ]$ l* W) P' _6 X7 T5 F2 d% V * t" @' _! J/ K+ i/ j, X, i8 @ & r- }5 C9 d$ zWhat colors would you choose? , t C9 n2 y7 z$ G 2 I! q/ I6 k: \* A: [; I6 p' ^' ? ^9 I2 D
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7 N! I6 ^% A$ j5 O" D9 W# zknight's move away? 4 G. ?4 S4 T# ]1 {+ w % m Y7 O& M: B1 N v5 W% m5 \) k/ { 9 J8 p8 `4 C, e+ M 8 b3 v, n& P3 j* o% x* d11.It's 2 PM on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the $ g* y0 t) s$ v 5 N) V! G7 i' e% d" uBay Area. You're minutes from the Pacific : A; Y, u' Y' X& b' @- \/ `9 a & V9 |8 h/ {9 f: ~Ocean, redwood forest hiking trails and world " o0 }1 p: x1 y$ g! y8 ^: X! \: J' O# v7 j" X$ |3 O4 p0 N& t0 b
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interest group formed by Google employees?& ?% N- A; L3 T. B7 h& E# h- K& c
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contribute productivity equivalent to the" N# _- O' y+ T: y
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9 |7 q$ z& y% K% Q" u 5 C" w0 {9 j& c: z20.What number comes next in the sequence: 8 s$ A/ [6 m/ w \1 h . Z B" @# s) ^5 U% N( I# S! T10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66,?0 w" [! l# B4 |7 K; ^/ J: p. ^
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21.In 29 words or fewer, describe what you 6 N: {3 l- W* b; w1 _ , l3 D' i! Y+ j2 y- b) x C% fwould strive to accomplish if you worked ' |, J/ u' z( P% W/ x J / }: {6 S8 m( p# w. m7 D( Q7 h! [at Google Labs.