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Use predefined functions and parameters, classes and methods to divide a complex problem into simpler parts. |
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| CS.MW.2 |
Describe a software development process used to solve software problems (e.g., design, coding, testing, verification). |
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| CS.MW.3 |
Explain how sequence, selection, iteration, and recursion are building blocks of algorithms. |
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| CS.MW.4 |
Compare techniques for analyzing massive data collections. |
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| CS.MW.5 |
Describe the relationship between binary and hexadecimal representations. |
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| CS.MW.6 |
Analyze the representation and trade-offs among various forms of digital information. |
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| CS.MW.7 |
Describe how various types of data are stored in a computer system. |
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| CS.MW.8 |
Use modeling and simulation to represent and understand natural phenomena. |
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| CS.MW.9 |
Discuss the value of abstraction to manage problem complexity. |
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| CS.MW.10 |
Describe the concept of parallel processing as a strategy to solve large problems. |
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| CS.MW.11 |
Describe how computation shares features with art and music by translating human intention into an artifact. |
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| CS.MW.12 |
Work in a team to design and develop a software artifact. |
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| CS.MW.13 |
Use collaborative tools to communicate with project team members (e.g., discussion threads, wikis, blogs, version control, etc.). |
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| CS.MW.14 |
Describe how computing enhances traditional forms and enables new forms of experience, expression, communication, and collaboration. |
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| CS.MW.15 |
Identify how collaboration influences the design and development of software products. |
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| CS.MW.16 |
Create and organize Web pages through the use of a variety of web programming design tools. |
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| CS.MW.17 |
Use mobile devices/emulators to design, develop, and implement mobile computing applications. |
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| CS.MW.18 |
Use various debugging and testing methods to ensure program correctness (e.g., test cases, unit testing, white box, black box, integration testing). |
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| CS.MW.19 |
Apply analysis, design, and implementation techniques to solve problems (e.g., use one or more software lifecycle models). |
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| CS.MW.20 |
Use Application Program Interfaces (APIs) and libraries to facilitate programming solutions. |
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| CS.MW.21 |
Select appropriate file formats for various types and uses of data. |
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| CS.MW.22 |
Describe a variety of programming languages available to solve problems and develop systems. |
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| CS.MW.23 |
Explain the program execution process. |
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| CS.MW.24 |
Explain the principles of security by examining encryption, cryptography, and authentication techniques. |
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| CS.MW.25 |
Explore a variety of careers to which computing is central. |
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| CS.MW.26 |
Describe techniques for locating and collecting small and large-scale data sets. |
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| CS.MW.27 |
Describe how mathematical and statistical functions, sets, and logic are used in computation. |
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| CS.MW.28 |
Describe the unique features of computers embedded in mobile devices and vehicles (e.g., cell phones, automobiles, airplanes). |
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| CS.MW.29 |
Develop criteria for purchasing or upgrading computer system hardware. |
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Describe the principal components of computer organization (e.g., input, output, processing, and storage). |
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| CS.MW.31 |
Compare various forms of input and output. |
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| CS.MW.32 |
Explain the multiple levels of hardware and software that support program execution (e.g., compilers, interpreters, operating systems, networks). |
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| CS.MW.33 |
Apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems that occur in everyday life. |
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| CS.MW.34 |
Compare and contrast client-server and peer-to-peer network strategies. |
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| CS.MW.35 |
Explain the basic components of computer networks (e.g., servers, file protection, routing, spoolers and queues, shared resources, and fault-tolerance). |
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| CS.MW.36 |
Describe how the Internet facilitates global communication. |
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| CS.MW.37 |
Describe the major applications of artificial intelligence and robotics. |
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| CS.MW.38 |
Compare appropriate and inappropriate social networking behaviors. |
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| CS.MW.39 |
Discuss the impact of computing technology on business and commerce (e.g., automated tracking of goods, automated financial transactions, e-commerce, cloud computing). |
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| CS.MW.40 |
Describe the role that adaptive technology can play in the lives of people with special needs. |
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| CS.MW.41 |
Compare the positive and negative impacts of technology on culture (e.g., social networking, delivery of news and other public media, and intercultural communication). |
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| CS.MW.42 |
Describe strategies for determining the reliability of information found on the Internet. |
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| CS.MW.43 |
Differentiate between information access and information distribution rights. |
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Describe how different kinds of software licenses can be used to share and protect intellectual property. |
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| CS.MW.45 |
Discuss the social and economic implications associated with hacking and software piracy. |
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| CS.MW.46 |
Describe different ways in which software is created and shared and their benefits and drawbacks (commercial software, public domain software, open source development). |
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Describe security and privacy issues that relate to computer networks. |
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| CS.MW.48 |
Explain the impact of the digital divide on access to critical information. |
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