Principles of Computer Science

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What is computational thinking?

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Application of thinking skills involved in analyzing problems and processes to identify solutions that can be developed into computer programs.

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What is decomposition in computational thinking?

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Identifying and describing problems and processes, breaking them down into distinct steps, and describing them as structured steps.

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What is pattern recognition in computational thinking?

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Identifying common elements or features in problems or systems, interpreting differences, and making predictions based on identified patterns.

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What is pattern generalization and abstraction?

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Filtering out unnecessary information, identifying necessary information, and representing parts of a problem in general terms using variables, constants, processes, inputs, and outputs.

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What is algorithm design?

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Describing a step-by-step strategy to solve a problem.

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What is pseudocode?

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Structured English used to describe computing tasks or processes and solve problems.

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What are the key pseudocode operations?

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BEGIN, END, INPUT, OUTPUT, PRINT, READ, WRITE.

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What are the key pseudocode decisions?

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IF, THEN, ELSE, ELSEIF (ELIF), WHEN.

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What are the key pseudocode repetitions?

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FOR, REPEAT UNTIL, WHILE, WHILE NOT.

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What are flowcharts used for?

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To interpret, produce, and develop flowcharts using standard symbols to describe a system or solution.