An epidemiologist is designing a computer model to simulate the spread of a respiratory virus through a population. In their model, they represent each person as a simple state (Susceptible, Infectious, or Recovered), while completely ignoring details such as their specific occupation, dietary preferences, and height.
State the computational thinking technique demonstrated by this process of omitting non-essential details to focus only on what is necessary.
208 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Computer Science Representing algorithms. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.