Question 1

What is Decomposition?

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Breaking down a complex problem or system into smaller, more manageable parts

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When you ignore the unnecessary detail in a problem

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Adding detail to make a problem more complex

Question 2

Why do we decompose a complex problem?

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To make it easier to solve

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To make it difficult to solve

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To change the problem we have

Question 3

Which of these is an example of decomposition?

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Finding out how a bicycle works by looking in detail at the different parts that make up the bicycle

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Looking at different bicycles for similarities between them

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Watching a mechanic repair a bicycle

Question 4

Which of these is an example of decomposition?

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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

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Looking at what different kinds of cake can be made

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Taking the problem of baking a cake and thinking about how we can make it the best cake possible

Question 5

How often de we decompose problems?

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On a daily basis, often without thinking about it

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Occasionally, be we don't really need to

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We never decompose them, computers do this for us

Question 6

Which of these would NOT be involved in decomposing a problem?

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Adding more parts to the problem so it becomes more complex

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Working out who could help you solve a part of the problem

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Thinking about how the problem could be divided into smaller parts

Question 7

Which of these is an example of decomposition?

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Solving the complex problem of a crime by breaking it down into when the crime was committed and were they any witnesses

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Guessing who has solved a crime from looking at patterns that have happened before

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Looking at what different crimes could be committed

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