SLR 24

Question 1

What is problem recognition?

Answer 1

To recognise an issue and determine exactly what it is

Question 2

What is problem decomposition?

Answer 2

The process of taking a large problem and breaking it down into smaller sub-problems

Question 3

What is divide and conquer?

Answer 3

A technique to reduce the size of a problem with each successful iteration

A good example of this is a binary search

Question 4

What is backtracking in CS?

Answer 4

Building towards a solution and abandoning partial success when the solution can’t be completed and going back to a more successful solution

Question 5

What is data mining?

Answer 5

Using ‘Big Data’ to find patterns to collect information

Question 6

What are heuristics?

Answer 6

An approach which suggests to find a good enough solution rather than a perfect solution

Question 7

What is performance modelling?

Answer 7

The process of approximating how well models perform using mathmatics

Question 8

What is pipelining?

Answer 8

Splitting a large task into manageable chunks, overlapping smaller processes to speed up the overall process