OCR Computer Science P2

An insertion Sort

• is where the list is initially split in to a sorted and unsorted set

• Each word is inserted into the correct place in the array one by one

• The list is sliced and discarded where the searched element is not stored

• must be order

An Integer data type is

• Whole number

• Number in text format

• Number with decimal

A real data type is

• Fractional Number

• Whole Number

• True/False

• Decimal Number

Abstraction

• Focuses on the important elements

• Breaks the problem down

• ignores elements that do not contribute to the solution

• outlines the steps needed

Decomposition

• Building the program up

• Sets outs the steps needed

• Breaking the problem down

• Creating a python program

Algorithmic Thinking

• Remove parts of the program that are not needed

• Set out the steps needed to solve the problem

• Break down the problem

• Pseudocode

Variables can be changed

• True

• False

Constants

• Cannot be changed

• Can be changed

Syntax errors refer to

• The rules of the language

• when your program runs but does not give you the answer you expect

A Logical error

• is the rules of a language

• is where your program runs but does not give you the answer you expect