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computer science paper 2
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- 1What is pseudocode?A simplified programming language
- 2What 4 things must an algorithm be?Unambiguous, consistent, efficient and accurate.
- 3What is an algorithm?A clear set of instructions that tell you how to complete a specific task.
- 4What is decomposition?Breaking a problem down into smaller, easier to understand problems.
- 5What is abstraction?Hiding unnecessary details (HUD) to make a problem easier to understand/ complete.
- 6What is pattern recognition?Finding patterns.
- 7What does an oval represent in a flowchart?Start/end
- 8What does a parallelogram represent in a flowchart?Input/output
- 9What does a rectangle represent in a flowchart?A process
- 10What does a diamond represent in a flowchart?A decision
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- Topics: -Data representation -Flow charts -Pseudocode -Algorithms
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