Other Computational Methods

• What are some other computational methods?

  Backtracking, Data Mining, Heuristics, Performance Modelling
• What are the components of Other Computational Methods?

  • Backtracking
  • Data Mining
  • Heuristics
  • Performance Modelling
  • Pipelining
  • Visualisation
• What is backtracking in computational methods?

  Incrementally building towards a solution, abandoning when stuck
• In which type of problems is backtracking particularly useful?

  Logic problems, especially path-finding problems
• What does Data Mining involve?

  Analyzing vast amounts of data to discover trends
• What is Big Data?

  Extremely large datasets analyzed for patterns
• How do companies use Data Mining?

  To maximize their profits through data analysis
• What are some examples of Data Mining applications?


  • Weather Modelling
  • Business and Economics
  • Stock Market
  • Science and Engineering
  • Medical Research
  • Law Enforcement
• What is the purpose of heuristics in problem-solving?

  To find a solution that is "good enough"
• Why might exact solutions be unrealistic in some situations?

  Due to hardware limitations and complexity
• What is Performance Modelling?

  Approximating model performance using mathematics
• How do developers use Performance Modelling in gaming?

  To calculate server capacity during beta testing
• What does pipelining involve?

  Splitting tasks into chunks and overlapping processes
• How does pipelining improve processing speed?

  By allowing simultaneous execution of different instructions
• How can a binary tree be represented visually?

  • As a two-dimensional array
  • Through diagrammatic representations
  • Using flow diagrams for algorithms
• How does visualisation aid in understanding algorithms?

  It simplifies the structure and logic of algorithms