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Yr10Algorithms
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- 1ALGORITHM definitionA SET OF INSTRUCTIONS for solving a problem or completing a task
- 2Strategies for problem solvingdecomposition
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abstraction - 3DECOMPOSITION definitionbreaking down a large problem and solving small parts of the problem (smaller sub-problems) instead.
- 4ABSTRACTION definitionignoring unnecessary distractions
(all the irrelevant detail is hidden) - 5Why is decomposition used?We decompose the so it can easily be written as an algorithm and ca be reused
- 6What is DIV?Symbol: //
This rounds the answer down - 7What is MOD?Symbol: %
This just gives the remainder - 8What is a variable?A VARIABLE IS A LOCATION IN MEMORY IN WHICH YOU CAN TEMPORARILY STORE TEXT OR NUMBER
- 9What's pseudo codePseudocode is a plain language description of the steps in an algorithm or another system. Pseudocode often uses structural conventions of a normal programming language, but is intended for human reading rather than machine reading.
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- Year 8 IT FlashCards sobre Yr10Algorithms, criado por Lamvien Nguyen em 07-09-2021.
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