2.1 Algorithms

Identify the search algorithm (1-2)

• Random search
• Binary search
• Denary search
• Next Item search

Identify the description of a linear search (4-5)

• Put the elements in order, check each item in turn
• Put the elements in order, compare to the middle value, split the list in order and repeat
• Elements do not need to be in order, check each item in turn
• Elements do not need to be in order, compare to the middle value, split the list in order and repeat

Identify the description of a binary search (4-5)

• Put the elements in order, check each item in turn
• Put the elements in order, compare to the middle value, split the list in order and repeat
• Elements do not need to be in order, check each item in turn
• Elements do not need to be in order, compare to the middle value, split the list in order and repeat

Define the term computational thinking (1-2)

• Using a computer
• Developing an algorithm to solve a problem
• Making a computer use artificial intelligence
• Google is computational thinking

Which of the following is not a component of computational thinking? (1-2)

• Abstraction
• Typing
• Decomposition
• Algorithmic thinking

Define the term abstraction within computational thinking (4-5)

• Adding together numbers
• Taking a real world problem and designing a computer program that exactly replicates every part of that problem in the computer
• Performing multiple calculations on a list of variables
• Representing real world problems in a computer program, using symbols and removing unnecessary elements

Define the term decomposition within computational thinking (1-2)

• The breaking down of a program until it no longer exists
• The creation of music that can be played on a computer
• The breaking down of a problem into smaller problems
• The breaking down of waste to make compost

Identify which statement describes algorithmic thinking (1-2)

• Thinking like a computer
• Writing binary numbers
• Identifying the steps involved in solving a problem
• Identifying what problems need to be solved

A linear search is to be performed on the list below. How many comparisons would it take to find the number 1? (6-9)

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

A binary search is to be performed on the list below. How many comparisons would it take to find the number 9? (4-5)

• 1
• 2-3
• 4-5
• It can't find the number 9