Section 5 - algorithms

Question 1

what is an algorithm?

Answer 1

a set of instructions

Question 2

What is decomposition?

Answer 2

breaking down a complex problem —> smaller problems—> solve each one individually

Question 3

What is abstraction?

Answer 3

picking out important bits of information –> ignore specific details that don’t matter

Question 4

What is algorithmic thinking?

Answer 4

a logical way of getting from the problem to the solution

Question 5

What can happen to the steps you take to solve a problem follow an algorithm?

Answer 5

they can be reused and adapted to solve similar problems

Question 6

What does algorithmic thinking, decomposition & abstraction all make up?

Answer 6

computational thinking