If You Forget the Five Number Combination to Your Bike

question 121

Multiple Choice

If you forget the five number combination to your bike lock,which of the following statements would be FALSE?

• A) A computer could generate all possible combinations of the five numbers on the lock in a split second, but it would take a long time to try them all.
• B) Trial-and-error would be a mechanical solution to this bike lock problem.
• C) Using an algorithm is a way to solve the bike lock problem through understanding.
• D) When a problem is solved by rote, thinking is guided by a learned set of rules that always leads to an answer.

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