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What is computational thinking?
To think like a machine
To describe a problem in a way so that it can be solved with computational methods
To think like a computer
To think mathematically
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What is the name of the computational method where you remove unnecessary details to create a simpler focused representation of a problem or situation?
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What is the name of the computational technique which involves breaking down a large complex problem into smaller and simpler sub problems until each part of the problem can be solved computationally?
abstraction
decomposition
flow diagram
structure diagram
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A structure diagram is useful for showing the results of which computational method?
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Top down design, heirarchical structure idagram and tree diagram are all connected with representing the results of which computational technique?
decomposition
abstraction
pattern recognition
pseudocode
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Which Persian scientist is the word 'Algorithm' named after?
Archimedes
Xerxes
Al Khawarizmi
Al Jabra
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What is an algorithm?
A step by step set of instructions for completing a specific task
Guidelines to help you do your job
Rules of thumb for a profession
Principles to live your life successfully
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Which of these is not a way to represent an algorithm?
Flow chart
Pseudocode
machine code
mind map
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When you present an algorithm graphically as a flow diagram, what shape do you use to represent selection?
reectangle
diamond
platinum
oval
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In a flow diagram, how do you show iteration (loop)?
Arrows pointing back to a previous step
more than one arrow exiting a diamond shape
Arrows pointing forward skipping some steps
a parallelogram
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In a flow diagram what does a parallelogram shape mean?
A decision
A loop
A sequence
input or output
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What is pseudocode?
machine code
high level programming language
low level programming language
An algorithm expressed in human language that looks like programming code