Glossary of terms used
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| Reducing complexity by focusing on the essential features of an algorithm or data representation and omitting unnecessary detail. | Abstraction
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| A precise step by step method for solving a problem. Named after Iranian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. | Algorithm
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| A self-contained program that performs a specific function for end users. | Application
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| A system of reasoning with truth values, true and false, using logical operations such as and, or, and not. Named after British mathematician George Boole. | Boolean logic / digital logic
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| A piece of software that enables a user to locate, retrieve and display information on the world wide web. | Browser
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| The way that a solution to a problem scales as the size of the input increases, considering both the number of computational steps and the memory space required. | Complexity
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| Performing a calculation by executing the instructions of a program on a computational device | Computation
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| A computer or other programmable device that performs computation. | Computational device / digital device
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| The ability to analyse ways to solve problems using appropriate algorithms and data representations, taking account of the complexity of possible solutions. | Computational thinking
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| The scientific study of computation, applied to both hardware and software, covering both theoretical and practical concerns. | Computer science
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| Information which can be stored, retrieved and manipulated in digital form using digital devices. | Data
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| To find, remove and / or change errors in computer code | Debug
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| Images, videos, text or data, or a combination of these, which are made on a digital device. | Digital artifacts / digital content
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| The ability to access and manipulate digital content and understand the implications of its creation and distribution | Digital literacy
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