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What does decomposition do?
Short answer. Splits a problem into sub-problems.
What do you do after solving each part?
Join the parts together.
Decompose first
| Get the order |
| Find the prices |
| Work out the total |
| Show the bill |
Remember
| Decompose: split into sub-problems |
| Solve each part, then join |
Big coding task? Do not start typing yet. Break it into small parts first. Get the order. Find the prices. Work out the total. Show the bill. Two points. Decomposition splits a problem into parts. Solve each part, then join them.
This clip is from the full lesson: Decomposing a problem before coding — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: Edexcel GCSE GCSE Computer Science (1CP2)
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