Flashcard on Computational Thinking and Algorithms

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What is computational thinking?

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A systematic approach to solving problems

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What does decomposition involve?

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Breaking problems down into smaller parts

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What is abstraction in computational thinking?

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Focusing on important details and removing the rest

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What is algorithmic thinking?

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Developing a step-by-step solution to a problem

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of computational thinking? Decomposition, Abstraction, Algorithmic thinking

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Data visualization

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What is the purpose of a flowchart?

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To visually represent an algorithm or program

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What does an algorithm describe?

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The logic of a solution

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What is the first step in algorithmic thinking?

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Separate the problem into sub-problems

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Which symbol is used to represent the start and end of a flowchart? Options: Oval, Diamond, Parallelogram, Rectangle

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Oval

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What does a process symbol in a flowchart indicate?

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A step in the process that performs an action