KS3 Computational Thinking

What is Decomposition?

• Developing a step by step solution to the problem.

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

• Focusing on the important information only.

• Looking for similarities within problems

What is Pattern Recognition?

• Looking for similarities within problems

• Breaking down a complex problem into smaller parts.

• Focusing on the important information only.

• Developing a step by step solution to the problem.

What is Abstraction?

• Breaking down a complex problem into smaller parts.

• Focusing on the important information only

• Developing a step by step solution to the problem.

• Looking for similarities within the problem

What is an Algorithm?

• Developing a step by step solution to a problem.

• Breaking a complex problem into smaller parts.

• Focusing on the important information only.

• Looking for similarities within problems.

Algorithms can be written as...

• A Flowchart

• In French

• Using symbols

• In Python

What program is used to type your code?

• Snake

• Python

• Cobra

• Worm

What is this known as 00111000

• Denary

• Binary

• Tertiary

• Primary

What is the name of this component?

• RAM

• ROM

• CPU

• Hard Drive

What is the name of this component?

• RAM

• ROM

• CPU

• Motherboard

This component sits on top of the CPU, what is its job?

• To hold the CPU in place.

• To power the CPU.

• Acts as a backup to the CPU

• To draw heat away from the CPU.