Computational Thinking

What is computational thinking?

• Giving instructions to a computer

• Thinking like a computer

• A set of techniques and approaches to help solve problems

Why is it important to be able to think computationally?

• To help you program computers

• To help solve complex problems more easily

• To help you think like a computer

Which of the following is NOT a computational thinking technique?

• Decomposition

• Pattern Recognition

• Abstraction

• Algorithm Design

• Program Writing

What is decomposition?

• Breaking down a problem into smaller, more manageable parts.

• Adding details to make a problem more complex.

• When you ignore unnecessary details in a problem.

• Finding similarities between different problems.

What is pattern recognition?

• Breaking down a complex problem into smaller parts.

• Building models from patterns.

• Writing step-by-step directions.

• Looking for similarities among problems.

What is abstraction?

• Making things less easier to understand.

• Writing step-by-step directions.

• Ignoring certain details to come up with a solution to more general problems

• Breaking down a problem into smaller parts.

What is an algorithm?

• A set of step-by-step directions

• Code used to run a computer.

• Ignoring certain details.

• Breaking down a problem into smaller parts.

How can algorithms be expressed?

• A list of steps or a flowchart

• Using pseudocode

• Using images

• All of the above