7-8 Computational Thinking 2021-2022

Breaking a complex problem down into smaller problems and solving each one individually.

• Decomposition
• Abstraction
• Programming
• Algorithmic Thinking

Picking out the important bits of information from the problem, ignoring the specific details that don't matter.

• Decomposition
• Abstraction
• Programming
• Algorithmic Thinking

What is abstraction?

• The process of filtering out unnecessary detail.
• The process of filtering out irrelevant characteristics
• The process of filtering out irrelevant characteristics and unnecessary detail.

To be able to draw cars, which one of the following characteristics is it necessary to know about?

• Who owns them
• Who sells them
• If they have wheels

Why do we need to think computationally?

• To help us program
• To help us solve complex problems more easily
• To help us to think like a computer

Which of the following is NOT a computational thinking technique?

• Decomposition
• Abstraction
• Coding

What is a complex problem?

• A problem that, at first, is not easy to solve
• A problem that, at first, is not easy to understand
• A problem that, at first, is not easy to solve or to understand.

What is this FLOWCHART symbol called?

• Terminator

• Decision

• Process

• Input/Output

What is this FLOWCHART symbol called?

• Terminator

• Decision

• Process

• Input/Output

What is this FLOWCHART symbol called?

• Terminator

• Decision

• Process

• Input/Output