2.1.4 Thinking Logically

Question 1

What is meant by thinking logically?

Answer 1

• Walking through the solution in your head or by talking through it with someone else
• Identifying the points in a problem where a decision needs to be taken

Question 2

What are Boolean expressions?

Answer 2

Decisions in programming that can evaluate to either TRUE or FALSE

Question 3

What is a logical decision?

Answer 3

Affects the decision of a problem

Question 4

What is a decision?

Answer 4

A result reached after some consideration

Question 5

What is the shape given to a decision icon in a flowchart?

Answer 5

A diamond

Question 6

In a flowchart, how many options stem from a decision?

Answer 6

2 - yes or no/ true or false

Question 7

How do you make effective decisions?

Answer 7

By evaluating the importance of different factors and selecting the options that satisfy the needs of the task the most appropriately

Question 8

How does the result of a decision affect the flow of a program?

Answer 8

The program will follow a different route depending on the decision made by the user