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WorksheetsPW CT Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
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
