Mid Unit Quiz - Computational Thinking

What is computational thinking?

• It allows you to break down a large / complex problem into smaller parts.
• It is thinking like a robot
• It is being able to bake a cake.
• It is creating a coding solution to a problem.

What is abstraction?

• A painting
• A programming language
• This means focusing on the important details and ignoring the irrelevant information
• Abstraction is the breaking down of a big problem into smaller parts.

What does decomposition mean?

• focuses on the important information only, ignoring irrelevant detail
• Step by step instructions on solving a problem.
• Thinking like a computer
• This is the breaking down of a complex problem into smaller parts

What is an algorithm?

• A sequence of instructions on how to solve a problem.
• The breaking down of a problem into smaller parts.
• Focusing on important parts and ignoring the irrelevant details
• The recipe for a cake

Define PATTERN RECOGNITION.

• A sequence of instructions.

• Looking for similarities and trends.

• Breaking a task into smaller tasks.

• Focusing on what is important and ignoring what is unnecessary.

What is an algorithm?

• A sequence of instructions on how to solve a problem.
• The breaking down of a problem into smaller parts.
• Focusing on important parts and ignoring the irrelevant details
• The recipe for a cake

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

• Decomposition
• Abstraction
• Programming
• Algorithmic Thinking

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

• Decomposition
• Abstraction
• Programming
• Algorithmic Thinking

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.

• Decomposition
• Abstraction
• Programming
• Algorithmic Thinking

Why do we need to think computationally?

• To help us program
• To help us solve complex problems more easily
• To help us to think like a computer