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Introduction to Computer Science

Problem Set A

Introduction to Computer ScienceProblem Set A

Problem Set A

1 .
Create an algorithm to explain to a robot how to cross a street. Use computational thinking to break down the problem into smaller parts. Use the following information to guide your thinking.
Task Decomposition Pattern Recognition Abstraction Algorithm
Crossing the road Vehicles, actions, decision Identify the different considerations you can group together to form a pattern of what needs to be done. Act out crossing the road. Do you do something differently from someone else? Write your instructions in either pseudocode or as a flowchart.
2 .
Create an algorithm to explain how to bake a four-tiered wedding cake.
3 .
Reflect on what happens when you try to figure out driving directions from point A to point B.
4 .
Create an enterprise architecture business model for an insurance company that specializes in insuring home and car owners.
5 .
Create two alternative enterprise technology architecture models for the insurance company business model created in the previous question.
6 .
Draw an application architecture diagram for the Web 2.0 responsive website of a fictitious insurance company that focuses on home and car insurance and assume that the company also provides native apps to its customers in addition to the website.
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