Question

what is the name for the process of paying attention to important properties while ignoring nonessential details?
a. abstraction
b. extraction
c. extinction
d. modularization

Explanation:

Abstraction focuses on key aspects and ignores unimportant details. Extraction is about getting data or elements out, extinction is about a species - disappearing, and modularization is about dividing into modules.

Answer:

A. abstraction