Computing Notes Yr 10 - Fundamentals of Algorithms

Computational Thinking

Four main steps of computational thinking:                      

• Decomposition

  • Breaking problems down

• Abstraction  

  • Look at problem and ***** away unnecessary detail

• Pattern recognition  

  • Look for patterns, such as repetition, to simplify algorithm and be more efficient

• Algorithm

  • A sequence of instructions to solve a problem or complete a task

The intermediate step between an algorithm and a computer program is a flowchart or pseudocode.

Flowcharts

• Flowcharts are…