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Year 10 Computer Science: Algorithms
Year 10 Computer Science: Algorithms
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Basics of algorithms for GCSE Computer Science.
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1
What is an algorithm?
Pond dancing
A set of instructions.
Python code
A computer program.
2
What is tackling big problems by breaking them down into smaller parts.
Thinking Outside the Box
Blue Sky Thinking
Computational Thinking
Clever Thinking
3
Which of these is a searching method?
Merge
Insertion
Binary
Hex
4
Which searching algorithm requires an ordered list?
Insertion
Bubble
Linear
Binary
5
What is represented by a rectangle in a flow chart?
Terminator
Decision
Process
Input/Output
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What does this shape represent in a flowchart?
Terminator
Input/Output
Process
Decision
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What is a disadvantage of bubble sort?
The lists must be sorted.
It uses lots of memory.
It's very slow because of all the swapping.
It can only sort small data sets.
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What is represented by a diamond on a flow chart?
Terminator
Input/Output
Decision
Process
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Which algorithm sorts by examining each item in turn and moving it in its correct position?
Binary
Merge
Insertion
Bubble
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Which of these is not part of computational thinking?
Flow charts
Pattern recognition
Abstraction
Decomposition
