PW CT Quiz

Which of the following is not done by abstraction?

• Identifies essential details

• Disregards non-essential information

• Breaks the problem down into smaller tasks

When drawing a dog, which of the following characteristics is non-essential?

• Dogs have 4 paws

• Dogs have fur

• Dogs have brown fur

One advantage of abstraction is that it means no mistakes can be made

• True

• False

This is a good example of decomposition

Sit down

Do homework

• True

• False

Decomposition allows the entire task to be completed as _____

• A Team

• A Whole

• Quickly as possible

What is pattern recognition?

• Breaking down a complex problem into smaller problems

• Looking for similarities among and within problems

• Building models from patterns

If you don't look for patterns in a problem, your solution might be _____

• Wrong

• Inefficient

• Too slow

Which of the following is an example of thinking computationally?

• Planning out your route when going to meet a friend
• When going to meet a friend, wandering around until you find them
• When going to meet a friend, asking a parent to plan your route for you

A school database has lots of information on students, the data manager needs to use abstraction. What data should she leave out?

• Age

• Guardian's phone numbers

• Classes

• Eye colour

Why do we need to think computationally?

• To help us to think like a computer

• To help us to program

• To help us solve complex problems more easily

• Thinking like a computer - in binary