EVALUATING SOLUTIONS

EVALUATING SOLUTIONS

1. ABSTRACTION

   • THE PROCESS OF SEPARATING AND FILTERING OUT IDEAS AND SPECIFIC DETAILS THAT ARE NOT NEEDED IN ORDER TO CONCENTRATE ON THOSE THAT ARE NEEDED.

2. ALGORITHM

   • A SEQUENCE OF LOGICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CARRYING OUT A TASK IN COMPUTING. ALGORITHMS ARE NEEDED TO DESIGN COMPUTER PROGRAMS

3. COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

   • A PROBLEM SOLVING METHOD USING COMPUTER SCIENCE TECHNIQUES, WHERE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ARE DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED IN A WAY THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE BY HUMANS AND COMPUTERS.

4. DECOMPOSITION

   • THE BREAKING DOWN OF A SYSTEM INTO SMALLER PARTS THAT IS EASIER TO UNDERSTAND, PROGRAM AND MAINTAIN.

5. DESIGN CRITERIA

   • PRINCIPLES AND STANDARD THAT DESIGNERS SHOULD MEET IN DESIGNING A SYSTEM

6. FLOWCHART

   • A DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS A PROCESS, MADE UP OF BOXES REPRESENTING STEPS, DECISION, INPUTS AND OUTPUTS

7. INSTRUCTION

   • A SINGLE ACTION THAT CAN BE PREFORMED BY A COMPUTER PROCESSOR

8. PATTERN RECOGNITION

   • FINDING SIMILARITIES AND PATTERNS IN ORDER TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS MORE EFFICIENTLY

9. PROGRAM

   • SEQUENCES OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR A COMPUTER

10. PROGRAMMING

    • THE PROCESS OF WRITING COMPUTER SOFTWARE

11. PSEUDOCODE

    • A METHOD OF WRITING A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR A COMPUTER PROGRAM USING PLAIN ENGLISH. THIS IS A GOOD WAY OF PLANNING A COMPUTER PROGRAM BEFORE CODING

12. SPECIFICATION

    • A STATEMENT THAT TELLS THE DESIGNER EXACTLY WHAT THE PRODUCT HAS TO DO AND WHAT THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ARE.

13. SYNTAX

    • RULES FOR GOVERNING HOW TO WRITE STATEMENTS IN A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

14. VARIABLE

    • IN A COMPUTER PROGRAM, THIS IS A MEMORY LOCATION WHERE VALUES ARE STORED