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Ted-Ed: NASA's First Software Engineer

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  • What famous quote did Neil Armstrong say when he first stepped on the moon?
    That's one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.
    Houston, we have a problem.
    That's one small step for man. One giant jump for humankind.
  • How many astronauts were on the Apollo 11 mission?
    3
    5
    4
  • How long did the astronauts spend on the moon's surface?
    About 72 hours
    About 21 hours
    About 12 hours
  • What was the primary goal of the Apollo 11 mission?
    To land humans on the moon and return them safely to Earth
    To explore the moon's surface
    To collect lunar samples
  • How much memory did the AGC have?
    2 Kilobytes
    2 Gigabytes
    2 Megabytes
  • Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
    Buzz Aldrin
    Neil Armstrong
    Michael Collins
  • What type of computer guided the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC)?
    Hybrid
    Analog
    Digital
  • On what date did Apollo 11 land on the moon?
    July 20, 1959
    July 20, 1969
    July 20, 1961
  • What was the name of the lunar module that landed on the moon?
    Collumbia
    Apollo
    Eagle
  • What programming language was primarily used for the AGC?
    FORTRAN
    Assembly Language
    C