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Computational Thinking: Decomposition

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  • Q1
    What is Decomposition?
    Breaking down a complex problem or system into smaller, more manageable parts
    When you ignore the unnecessary detail in a problem
    Adding detail to make a problem more complex
    60s
  • Q2
    Why do we decompose a complex problem?
    To make it easier to solve
    To make it difficult to solve
    To change the problem we have
    60s
  • Q3
    Which of these is an example of decomposition?
    Finding out how a bicycle works by looking in detail at the different parts that make up the bicycle
    Looking at different bicycles for similarities between them
    Watching a mechanic repair a bicycle
    60s
  • Q4
    Which of these is an example of decomposition?
    Looking at what different kinds of cake can be made
    Taking the problem of baking a cake and thinking about how we can make it the best cake possible
    Breaking the problem of organising a cake sale into smaller parts, such as who will bake the cakes and when to hold the cake sale
    60s
  • Q5
    How often de we decompose problems?
    On a daily basis, often without thinking about it
    Occasionally, be we don't really need to
    We never decompose them, computers do this for us
    60s
  • Q6
    Which of these would NOT be involved in decomposing a problem?
    Working out who could help you solve a part of the problem
    Thinking about how the problem could be divided into smaller parts
    Adding more parts to the problem so it becomes more complex
    60s
  • Q7
    Which of these is an example of decomposition?
    Guessing who has solved a crime from looking at patterns that have happened before
    Solving the complex problem of a crime by breaking it down into when the crime was committed and were they any witnesses
    Looking at what different crimes could be committed
    60s

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