2.1.1 - Thinking Abstractly

Question 1

What is abstraction?

Answer 1

Removing excessive details to arrive at a representation consisting only of the key features.

Question 2

What is representational abstraction?

Answer 2

Analysing what is relevant to a given scenario and simplifying a problem based on this information.

Question 3

What is abstraction by generalisation?

Answer 3

Grouping together similarities within a problem to identify what kind of problem it is. Allows problems to be categorised in a particular type, so solved with a common solution.