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3.2.4Digital Society SL4 flashcards

Uses of algorithms

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Four core operations on a set

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Card 1concept

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Four core operations on a set

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Sorting (reorder), searching (find one), filtering (remove), classifying (label).

Card 2example

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Other uses the guide names

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Prioritising, associating, counting, software development, and machine learning.

Card 3comparison

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Sorting vs filtering

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Sorting keeps everyone and changes the order. Filtering removes, and the removed are invisible to everything downstream.

Card 4concept

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The question that opens a counter-argument

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What happens to the person at the bottom of the ranking?

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