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What is an algorithm?
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Patterns and trends used to solve a problem
A set of step-by-step instructions to resolve a problem
A programming language
Patterns and trends used to solve a problem
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A set of step-by-step instructions to resolve a problem
A programming language
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What are algorithms used for?
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To plan out the solution to a problem
As a platform to program a solution
To test a solution to a problem
To plan out the solution to a problem
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As a platform to program a solution
To test a solution to a problem
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How can an algorithm be represented?
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As a flowchart only
As pseudocode only
As a flowchart or pseudocode
As a flowchart only
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As pseudocode only
As a flowchart or pseudocode
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What is a flowchart?
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A diagram that represents a set of instructions
A high-level language that has specific syntax
A way of describing a set of instructions that doesn’t use specific syntax
A diagram that represents a set of instructions
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A high-level language that has specific syntax
A way of describing a set of instructions that doesn’t use specific syntax
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What is the correct symbol for a process instruction in a flowchart?
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A rectangle
A parallelogram
A square
A rectangle
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A parallelogram
A square
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What is the correct symbol for an input in a flowchart?
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A parallelogram
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A square
A parallelogram
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A square
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What links each instruction in a flowchart?
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A double line
An arrow
A line
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What is the correct symbol for a decision in a flowchart?
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What is the correct symbol for an output in a flowchart?
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A parallelogram
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Algorithms are 1 of the 4 techniques of Computational Thinking
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