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Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Automate | To make something happen automatically (without help from people) |
| Computer Science | The art of blending human ideas and digital tools to increase problem solving power |
| Computer Scientist | A person who is skilled at modifying problems for digital solutions |
| Data | Information, including: facts, samples, names and numbers |
| Environment | — The world we live in |
| Interface | The way something allows you to connect with it |
| Open Source | Software that is created for free use by everyone |
| Programming | Writing instructions for a digital tool |
| Simulation | —Pretending to be (a stand-in for) the real thing |
| Computational Thinking | A method of problem-solving that helps computer scientists prepare problems for digital solutions |
| Abstraction | Removing details from a solution so that it can work for many problems |
| Algorithm | A list of steps that allow you to complete a task |
| Decompose | To break a hard problem up into smaller, easier ones |
| Pattern | A theme that is repeated many times |
| Program | Instructions that can be understood and followed by a machine |