Statistics for Abstraction and Decomposition

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Question	Answer	% Correct
The process of organising and structuring data in a way that effectively hides the complexity of the data.	Data abstraction	88%
Similar to the concept of data abstraction, the complexity of how a system works and how data is stored is not visible.	Information Hiding	88%
The concept that all solutions can be broken down into a series of procedures or subroutines.	Procedural abstraction	88%
A set of techniques to solve complex problems involving removing unnecessary details so the main processes involved can be easily identified	Abstraction	81%
Similar to procedural abstraction, this focuses on common functions that can be used to solve problems.	Functional abstraction	69%
The process of reducing a problem down to its simplest components until you find a way of solving it.	Problem abstraction	69%
Example of Information hiding:	Satnav shows how complex data requirements are hidden from the user who is simply presented with list of directions.	69%