Programming

• Programming
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Margaret’s Hamilton was born in ________, ________.

1. Akron, Ohio
2. Detroit, Michigan
3. Erie, Indiana
4. Paoli, Indiana

400 scientists including Margaret Hamilton worked on the ____________ at MIT to help send people to the Moon.

1. Apollo Guidance Computer
2. Asynchronous Radio Detector

Margaret’s computer software had to be __________, meaning the software’s more important jobs could interrupt less important ones.

1. Asynchronous
2. Chronological
3. Compact
4. Synchronous

The _________ would interrupt astronaut’s regularly scheduled tasks to warn them of emergencies. The astronaut could then communicate with Mission Control to determine the best path forward.

1. Altimeter
2. Chronometer
3. Flight Director
4. Priority Displays

Margaret Hamilton and other scientists across the country were working to achieve __________’s goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade (1960s).

1. Charles Draper
2. President John F. Kennedy
3. Neil Armstrong
4. Richard Nixon

Margaret and her engineers had to anticipate all sorts of problems that could happen, so they could program it into the computer. Why was this important for the safety of the astronauts?

What programming
languages do you know?

What can be difficult with programming?

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create.kahoot.it

Which programming language do you prefer?
Why?

Have you used Python?
What are some
characteristics of this
programming language?

Why was Python created?

Python allows for a quick execution of projects due to its vast plugin library

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Python is making tasks more difficult

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Python can never run programs faster than Java or C++

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

The code is easy to read due to it being in English

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

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R

PYTHON

BOTH

1. It is not a complex language

2. It provides interactive functions.

3. It is perfect for graphic inputs.

4. It was created as the alternative to another language.

5. It is especially used for statistics and data analysis.

6. It was developed first.

7. It allows programmers to have more command of the code.

8. It is very adaptable.

9. Its linguistic structure is easy to use.

10. It was created by someone from the Netherlands.

From your own experience, what are some
important aspects that must be taken into account when programming?