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What is a Computer program? |
A set of instructions that tells the computer what to do and how to do it. |
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What is an Algorithm? |
*a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem *A step by step problem solving procedure, especially an established, recursive, computational procedure for solving a problem in a finite number of steps. *A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps |
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Properties of a well designed algorithm |
*General solution to problem in a finite number of steps * Steps clearly defined and unambiguous *Flow of control from one process to another |
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Ways of representing algorithms |
*Narrative – that is in words *Flowcharts *Pseudocode |
