A Level CS (9618) 9 Algorithm design and problem solving

9.1 Computational thinking skills 9.2 Algorithms

Abstraction

"the process of extracting information that is essential

Decomposition

"the process of breaking a complex problem into smaller parts."

Pattern recognition

"the identification of parts of a problem that are similar and could use the same solution"

Structured English

"a method of showing the logical steps in an algorithm

Flowchart

"a diagrammatic representation of an algorithm."

Algorithm

"an ordered set of steps to be followed in the completion of a task."

Pseudocode

"a method of showing the detailed logical steps in an algorithm

Stepwise refinement

"the practice of subdividing each part of a larger problem into a series of smaller parts