2.1 Computational thinking

• What is computational thinking ?

  Smart problem solving
• What are the 3 components to computational thinking ?

  • Abstraction
  • Decomposition
  • Algorithmic thinking
• Abstraction ?

  When you ignore unnecessary info. & focus only on the important facts
• Why use abstraction ?

  It's used to simplify a problems to make them less complex, making them more straightforward to understand & creates a solution
• Decomposition ?

  Breaking down complex problems into smaller, more manageable parts.
• Why use decomposition ?

  Each individual problem can be separately tested & solved, it also enables diff. people to work on diff. parts of a larger problem that can be later recombined to produce a larger solution
• Algorithmic thinking ?

  The final stage of computational thinking, logical steps are followed to solve the problem
• Why use algorithmic thinking ?

  The problem is broken down via decomposition into smaller problems. The required & relevant data structures are considered using abstraction