A1 Ch9.1 Computational thinking skills

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What is an Algorithm?

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A series of steps and instructions with given inputs to produce an output

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What does abstraction do?

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The process of ignoring something unnecessary

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If you had multiple problems and needed to make it easier for yourself what process might you use?

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Decomposition

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What is computational thinking?

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Using a series of techniques or approaches to solve a problem.

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Which of these is NOT a computational thinking technique? Coding, Algorithm Design, Decomposition, Pattern Recognition

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Coding

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Which of these is NOT an example of computational thinking?
Options:
Planning how to defeat your enemies on a video game level
Accidently completing a video game level
Planning on what to collect and exit a video game level
Choosing your character that is best for a video game level

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Accidently completing a video game level

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When is a computer most likely to use computational thinking? Options: During decomposition, At the end, when programming a computer, When the computer wants to know what to do, When writing algorithms

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At the end, when programming a computer

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What is the outlined plan for the main activities for the day an example of?

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Abstraction

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Someone stops you and asks for the directions to the nearest shop. You need to give them clear, step-by-step instructions for the quickest route. What is this an example of?

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Algorithm Design

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You are playing a game of football in PE. You see that the goalkeeper keeps jumping to one side when people try to score. What computational thinking element would you use in this situation to score?

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Pattern Recognition