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computing summer revision resource
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- 1what is abstraction?the process of separating and filtering out specific details that are not needed.
- 2what are algorithms?a sequence of making instructions to do specific things like designing a computer program.
- 3what is computational thinking?a method to solving problems using computing/science techniques.
- 4what is Decomposition?Breaking down a problem into smaller section to help solve the problem.
- 5what is design criteria?A design criteria are a set of standards that you need to meet when designing a program or a system.
- 6what is a flowchart?its a diagram that uses simples to show decisions made and answers for a computer program.
- 7what is pattern recognition?finding similarities and patterns in problem to help solve them.
- 8what are instructions?a single action preformed by a computer processor.
- 9what is a program?some instructions given to a computer
- 10what is programming?a process of writing computer software.
- 11what is pseudocode?writing a set of computer instructions in plain English.
- 12what is specification?a sentence that shows a designer what the product has to do with a certain requirement.
- 13what is syntax?rules governing how to write statements in a program language.
- 14what is a variable ?inside a computer program in the memory location where the values restored
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