Algorithms L6 - Pseudocode Selection

What is decomposition?

• Adding detail to make a problem more complex

• When you ignore the unnecessary detail in a problem

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

Identify the correct definition of abstraction

• Creating a flowchart to outline how the system will work

• Identify the appropriate variable names to use in a program

• Hiding unnecessary data/detail and focusing on the key data/detail

• Breaking down a larger problem into smaller sub problems

What is pattern recognition?

• Breaking down a complex problem into smaller problems

• Building models from patterns

• Looking for similarities among and within problems

Identify the program that will output the number 10

• A

• B

• C

• D

Identify the output from this algorithm, when the number 5 is entered first and then the number 6.

• 5

• 6

• 11

• 35

Identify the pseudocode algorithm that performs the same outputs as this flowchart.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Identify which pseudocode algorithm performs the same function as the flowchart:

• A

• B

• C

• D

Identify the statement about algorithms that is true.

• An algorithm will only run when it has been written correctly.

• Only computer programmers write algorithms.

• They are a series of steps or instructions.

• They are always written on a computer using a programming language.