algorithms- section 5

Question 1

What is computational thinking?

Answer 1

The steps you take to find the best solution to a complex problem

Question 2

What is abstraction?

Answer 2

Picking out the important bits of information from the problem, ignoring the specific details that don’t matter

Question 3

What is algorithmic thinking?

Answer 3

A logical way of getting from the problem to the solution. If the steps you take to solve a problem follow an algorithm then they can be reused and adapted to solve similar problems in the future.

Question 4

What is decomposition?

Answer 4

Breaking a complex problem down into smaller problems and solving each one individually.

Question 5

What are algorithims?

Answer 5

Sets of instructions for solving a problem

Question 6

What is sequencing?

Answer 6

Putting instructions in the correct order

Question 7

What is selection?

Answer 7

The computer can choose different options depending on conditions

Question 8

What is iteration?

Answer 8

Tasks can be repeated

Question 9

What is a variable?

Answer 9

Is a name that refers to a value