Computational Thinking

Computational Thinking

1. Computational thinking takes complex problems and develops solutions to them.

2. Keywords

   • Abstraction
     • Abstraction is only focusing on the important parts of information
   • Decomposition
     • Breaking down problems to smaller ones that are easier to solve
   • Sequence
     • following a set of instructions
   • Selection
     • Making a decision on which instruction to carry out next
   • algorithm
     • Step buy stop instructions in order to solve a problem

3. Programming construct

   • Terminator- start or the end
   • Input/output- When something is put in or out the system
   • Process- shows when something is happening
   • Decision- used when making a yes or no choice
   • Connection
     • Shows the way the flowchart is going