UK – Class 9

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Showing 5 question(s) for UK Class 9 — Subject: Computing
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Q1. What is binary search?
Answer: Binary search is an algorithm for finding an item in a sorted list by repeatedly dividing the search area in half.
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Q2. Why is binary search generally faster than linear search on a large sorted list?
Answer: Binary search eliminates approximately half of the remaining search area after each comparison, while linear search may need to check items one by one.
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Q3. What is a relational database?
Answer: A relational database stores data in structured tables made up of rows and columns and can connect related information between tables.
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Q4. What is encryption?
Answer: Encryption transforms readable data into a coded form so that unauthorised people cannot easily understand it without the appropriate key or method of decryption.
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Q5. What is computational thinking?
Answer: Computational thinking is a problem-solving approach involving decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction and algorithmic thinking.