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Worksheets02 Algorithms Revision
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is an algorithm?
A set of detailed instructions for completing a task
breaking the problem into a number of sub-problems
A set of instructions for a computer
the process of removing unnecessary detail
Name a data types
(a)
Name another data type
(a)
Name another another data type
(a)
What is abstraction?
breaking the problem into a number of sub-problems
A set of detailed instructions for completing a task
drawing a smiley face
the process of removing unnecessary detail
What is decomposition?
breaking the problem into a number of sub-problems
the process of removing unnecessary detail
A set of detailed instructions for completing a task
breaking an algorithm
What is the difference between a constant and a variable?
What is selection?
The repetition of a block of statements within a computer program.
A decision determines which path a program takes when it is running
The order in which instructions occur and are processed
Setting the value of a variable in a computer program.
What is iteration?
The repetition of a block of statements within a computer program.
A decision determines which path a program takes when it is running
The order in which instructions occur and are processed
Setting the value of a variable in a computer program.
What is a subroutine?
Code written outside of the main program. The umbrella term for procedures and functions.
A decision determines which path a program takes when it is running
The order in which instructions occur and are processed
Setting the value of a variable in a computer program.
