Programs and Algorithms

Programs
and
Algorithms

Giving
instructions

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Giving instructions

• An algorithm is a preciseset of instructions. The instructions need to be

in the correct order.

• The instructions need to e in the correct order.

• An algorithm that is not precise can lead to the wrong result.

Precise: exact, clear and correct

A program: is a set of instructions that a
computer understands.

Giving instructions

• An algorithm must be turned into a

• program for a computer to run it.

• A computer carries out a task by following program instructions.

• A program is created when each step

in an algorithm is changed into code.

Giving
instructions

• The algorithm below moves

an object 12 steps right.

Be Precise

Computers are Machines.
They follow instructions.

Practice

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