It allows us to take a complex problem, understand what the problem is and develop possible solutions
It focuses on the important information only, ignoring irrelevant detail
It breaks down a complex problem or system into smaller, more manageable parts
It looks for similarities among and within problems
It developes a step-by-step solution to the problem, or the rules to follow to solve the problem
Abstraction
Pattern Recognition
Algorithm
Decomposition
Comptational Thinking