No student devices needed. Know more
20 questions
Which of the following is not done by abstraction?
Identifies essential details
Disregards non-essential information
Breaks the problem down into smaller tasks
Which of the following is not done by decomposition?
Allows multiple people to work on the problem together
Disregards non-essential information
Breaks the problem down into smaller tasks
When drawing a dog, which of the following characteristics is non-essential?
Dogs have 4 paws
Dogs have fur
Dogs have brown fur
When designing a building that must be accessible for wheelchairs, which of the following characteristics is non-essential?
Number of doors
Number of walls
Number of wall paintings
One advantage of abstraction is that it means no mistakes can be made
True
False
You could use abstraction to replace specific objects with simple shapes
True
False
This is a good example of decomposition
Sit down
Do homework
True
False
Decomposition allows each task to become _______
More manageable
Easier
Quicker
Decomposition allows the entire task to be completed as _____
A Team
A Whole
Quickly as possible
Abstraction and Decomposition are separate concepts, you would usually choose to do either one or the other
True
False
It is always necessary to decompose a task
True
False
Abstraction and Decomposition are examples of...
Computational Thinking
Algorithmic Thinking
Computer Science
Logical Reasoning
What is pattern recognition?
Breaking down a complex problem into smaller problems
Looking for similarities among and within problems
Building models from patterns
Why do we need to look for patterns in problems?
Patterns make it easier for us to solve complex problems
We don't need to look for patterns
Patterns make it more difficult complex problems
If you don't look for patterns in a problem, your solution might be _____
Wrong
Inefficient
Too slow
Identifying the steps involved in solving a problem
Abstraction
Decomposition
Pattern Recognition
Algorithmic Thinking
Looking for similarities and trends within a problem
Abstraction
Decomposition
Pattern recognition
Algorithmic Thinking
What is a flowchart?
A visual representation of an algorithm.
A diagram that shows abstraction.
A series of shapes.
A school database has lots of information on students, the data manager needs to use abstraction. What data should she leave out?
Age
Guardian's phone numbers
Classes
Eye colour
Explore all questions with a free account