Big Idea 2: Abstraction

Abstraction reduces information and details to ensure focus on relevant concepts. For example, computers read information in a series of 1’s and 0’s, but we do not see that. Instead, we see the results of the manipulation of 1’s and 0’s in the form of text, graphics, or sound. Most of the time, we cannot see the code either. The computer hides the activity going on beneath the surface, bringing computing to new levels of abstraction.