AQA A’Level SLR06 Nature of abstraction
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AQA Specification Reference
AS Level 3.4.1.3
A Level 4.4.1.3
Abstraction is the representation of essential features without including unnecessary details. It is used to reduce the complexity of systems for users, hiding how things actually work, applying algorithms to different contexts and producing suitable user interfaces.
Key question:
- What do we mean by the term abstraction?
00:00 Nature of abstraction
00:05 Intro
00:10 What is abstraction?
00:45 Abstraction and computer science
01:12 Abstraction in everyday life
01:41 Abstraction
01:59 Key question
02:08 Outro
Last updated: 15.04.25
