Key terms

Question 1

Algorithm

Answer 1

A set of instructions to achieve a given task

Question 2

Top down problem solving

Answer 2

An approach to problem solving that involves starting with the ‘big picture’.

This is then broken down (decomposed) into sub-problems that may be represented as ‘’black boxes’ where the detail is left until later.

Question 3

Computational Thinking

Answer 3

1. Understand the problem
2. Formulate the problem
3. Design an algorithm
4. Implement the algorithm
5. Run the code and solve the original problem

Question 4

Abstraction

Answer 4

Turning reality into a model that can be processed.