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Computational Thinking for Problem Solving
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are the three key parts of computational thinking?
Programming, flowcharts and pseudo code
Abstraction, decomposition and algorithm
Input, processing and output
Patterns, shapes and numbers
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does the following flowchart symbol represent?
A process
Input / Output
Start / End
A sub-process
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the following flowchart symbol represent?
Process
Input
Start / End
Sub-process
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does the following symbol represent in a flowchart?
An input
Start
End
A process
- 5. Multiple Choice
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.
- 6. Multiple Choice
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.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What are the two main ways that we represent an algorithm?
By drawing pictures
Using flowcharts and pseudo code
Using python and small basic
Using Scratch and python
- 8. Multiple Choice
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
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does the following flowchart symbol represent?
Start of flowchart
Input / Output
End
A process
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does the following flowchart symbol represent?
A process
An output
A decision
End
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is an algorithm?
The recipe for a cake
The breaking down of a problem into smaller parts.
Focusing on important parts and ignoring the irrelevant details
A sequence of instructions on how to solve a problem.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is a flowchart?
Using 'fake code' to plan an algorithm
A visual representation of an algorithm using symbols
Using a programming language to show an algorithm
Using different types of charts to show an algorithm
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