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B1.1.3 Applying Computational Thinking to Solve Problems in Computer Science

A1.1 Computer hardware and operation

A1.2 Data representation and computer logic

A1.3 Operating systems and control systems

A1.4 Translation (HL only)

A2.1 Network fundamentals

A2.2 Network architecture

A2.3 Data transmissions

A2.4 Network security

A3.1 Database fundamentals

A3.2 Database design

A3.3 Database programming

A3.4 Alternative databases and data warehouses (HL only)

A4.1 Machine learning fundamentals

A4.2 Data preprocessing (HL only)

A4.3 Machine learning approaches (HL only)

A4.4 Ethical considerations

B1.1 Approaches to computational thinking

B2.1 Programming fundamentals

B2.2 Data structures

B2.3 Programming constructs

B2.4 Programming algorithms

B2.5 File processing

B3.1 Fundamentals of OOP for a single class

B3.2 Fundamentals of OOP for multiple classes (HL only)

B4.1 Fundamentals of ADTs

IB Computer Science Topic B1.1.3: Applying Computational Thinking to Solve Problems in Computer Science Key Definitions

B1.1.3 Applying Computational Thinking to Solve Problems in Computer Science Key Definitions

Definition

Computational thinking

A toolkit of techniques for analysing a problem and setting out a solution precisely enough that a machine could carry it out. It is a problem-solving approach rather than a programming activity, and most of it is done before any code is written.

Key Definitions