COSC Exam 1 questions with 100%
correct answers
Computation Thinking - correct answer ✔✔a set of problem-solving methods that involve express
problems and their solutions in ways that a computer could execute
Decomposition - correct answer ✔✔also known as factoring, is breaking a complex problem or system
into parts that are easier to conceive, understand, program, and maintain
Pattern Recognition - correct answer ✔✔the automated recognition of patterns and regularities in data
algorithmic design - correct answer ✔✔the act of representing essential features without including the
background details or explanations
IPO - correct answer ✔✔Input, Processing, Output
IPO chart - correct answer ✔✔a chart that is divided into the input, processing, and outputs needed for
a system
Computer Systems - correct answer ✔✔a system that a branch of science composed of people and
computer that processes or interprets information
ASCII - correct answer ✔✔(American standard code for information exchange) In an ASCII file, each
alphabetic, numeric, or special character is represented with a 7-bit binary number
Unicode - correct answer ✔✔an international encoding standard for use with different languages and
scripts, by which each letter, digit, or symbol is assigned a unique numeric value that applies across
different platforms and programs
correct answers
Computation Thinking - correct answer ✔✔a set of problem-solving methods that involve express
problems and their solutions in ways that a computer could execute
Decomposition - correct answer ✔✔also known as factoring, is breaking a complex problem or system
into parts that are easier to conceive, understand, program, and maintain
Pattern Recognition - correct answer ✔✔the automated recognition of patterns and regularities in data
algorithmic design - correct answer ✔✔the act of representing essential features without including the
background details or explanations
IPO - correct answer ✔✔Input, Processing, Output
IPO chart - correct answer ✔✔a chart that is divided into the input, processing, and outputs needed for
a system
Computer Systems - correct answer ✔✔a system that a branch of science composed of people and
computer that processes or interprets information
ASCII - correct answer ✔✔(American standard code for information exchange) In an ASCII file, each
alphabetic, numeric, or special character is represented with a 7-bit binary number
Unicode - correct answer ✔✔an international encoding standard for use with different languages and
scripts, by which each letter, digit, or symbol is assigned a unique numeric value that applies across
different platforms and programs
