Computer Science GCSE
Algorithmic thinking
What Algorithmic thinking means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Algorithmic thinking
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Expressing a solution as a precise, ordered sequence of steps or rules that a computer could follow.
Topics that use Algorithmic thinking
- Computational thinking (OCR GCSE)
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