OCR A LEVEL COMPUTER SCIENCE
H446/02 ALGORITHMS COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Abstraction. Answer: Abstraction involves removing unnecessary
detail from a problem so that you can focus on the essentials
●● Decomposition. Answer: Breaking down a large problem into
smaller sub-problems that are easier to understand.
●● Algorithmic Thinking. Answer: Identifying the steps involved in
solving a problem.
●● Algorithm. Answer: A series of instructions that solve a problem.
●● Flowchart. Answer: A diagram that shows the inputs, outputs and
processes in an algorithm.
●● Pseudocode. Answer: Simplified programming code that is not
language specific, used to design algorithms.
H446/02 ALGORITHMS COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Abstraction. Answer: Abstraction involves removing unnecessary
detail from a problem so that you can focus on the essentials
●● Decomposition. Answer: Breaking down a large problem into
smaller sub-problems that are easier to understand.
●● Algorithmic Thinking. Answer: Identifying the steps involved in
solving a problem.
●● Algorithm. Answer: A series of instructions that solve a problem.
●● Flowchart. Answer: A diagram that shows the inputs, outputs and
processes in an algorithm.
●● Pseudocode. Answer: Simplified programming code that is not
language specific, used to design algorithms.