Focusing on the important parts of a project by organising them into parts

How can an algorithm be represented?

By using either pseudocode or flowcharts

What is pattern recognition?

Using ideas that you know already work

Why do we need to use computational thinking skills?

For computers to understand the "problem" we are trying to solve

A way of describing a set of steps that the computer program will follow

Why won't this Scratch program work?

Becuase the blocks are in the wrong sequence, Becuase there is no sound

What is computational thinking?

Using a set of techniques to solve problems that a computer can understand

What is an algorithm?

Set of instructions a computer follows to perform a specific task

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BBC Bitesize KS3 Computational Thinking topic test

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Based on questions from BBC Bitesize Computer Science micro-site for the topic of computational thinking.

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What is abstraction?
Organising a project into simple parts
Focusing on the important parts of a project by organising them into parts
Editing a computer program
Testing a computer program
2
How can an algorithm be represented?
By writing in pseudocode
By writing about the algorithm in full sentences
By drawing a flow chart
By using either pseudocode or flowcharts
3
What is pattern recognition?
Focusing on detail
Breaking down a problem into smaller parts
Using ideas that you know already work
Creating a solution from a new idea
4
Which of these is NOT a computational thinking technique?
Decomposition
Pattern spotting
Programming
Abstraction
5
Why do we need to use computational thinking skills?
Helps us have a better understanding of how computers work
To be able to solve complex problems more easily
Makes me a better gamer
For computers to understand the "problem" we are trying to solve
6
What is pseudocode?
A way of describing a set of steps that the computer program will follow
A type of programming language which is very specific in the commands used
A diagram to show how a computer program works
A version of block programming
7
Why won't this Scratch program work?
Because the sprite is hidden
Because there are too many loops
Becuase the blocks are in the wrong sequence
Becuase there is no sound
8
What should this program do?
Draw petals of a flower
Draw a twelve sided shape
Draw a pattern of 12 squares
Create a circular pattern
9
What is computational thinking?
Thinking like a computer in binary
Giving instructions to a computer
Using a set of techniques to solve problems that a computer can understand
how a computer, laptop, tablet or mobile works
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What is an algorithm?
Patterns and trends used to solve a problem
A way of programming
Progamming language
Set of instructions a computer follows to perform a specific task

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