Abstraction

Abstraction

1. What is abstraction?

   • The process of filtering out irrelevant characteristics and unnecessary detail

2. What is a model?

   • A model is a representation of a problem

3. Which of the following is a general characteristic?

   • Dogs run quickly

4. Which of the following is a general characteristic?

   • Some boats have sails

5. Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic?

   • This dog has a brown coat

6. Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic?

   • This book is fun to read

7. When drawing a dog, which of the following characteristics could be ignored?

   • Dogs run quickly

8. To be able to draw cars, which of the following characteristics is it necessary to know about?

   • If they have wheels

9. Houses have walls, doors and people live in them. How many of these characteristics do we need to know to draw a house?

   • Two