computational thinking

Question 1

abstraction

Answer 1

a way of expressing an idea in a specific context while hiding details that are deemed irrelevant in that context

Question 2

pseudocode

Answer 2

sses the proper level of abstraction to describe the problem at hand, excluding details that may obscure the solution

Question 3

brute force

Answer 3

the strategy relies on sheer computing power to try all possibilities and find a solution

Question 4

decomposition

Answer 4

the process of breaking down a (complex) task into several smaller and manageable bits to deal with them separately

Question 5

subroutines

Answer 5

patterns among separate groups of instructions

Question 6

iteration

Answer 6

allows for a series of steps to be repeated, without the need of manually writing down each step

Question 7

selection

Answer 7

tests the value of a variable at each iteration and acts according to a predefined set of conditions

Question 8

algorithm

Answer 8

a sequence of clearly defined steps that describe a process of computation with clear start and endpoints

Question 9

logic

Answer 9

a system for determining and distinguishing between correct and incorrect arguments

Question 10

premise

Answer 10

a statement, that is either true or false; the things we already know or assume