Algorithm

What’s an algorithm?

• A set of step-by-step instructions to resolve a problem

• An algorithm is a type of diagram

• Patterns and trends used to solve a problem

• A programming language

What problem would you solve with an algorithm?

• Study

• Music

• Math

• All of the above.

How can't an algorithm be represented?

• As a flowchart

• As pseudocode

• Coding

• As a flowchart or pseudocode

What is an input?

• read weight

• display area

• compute sum

• x+y=z

What are algorithms used for?

• To plan out the solution to a problem

• As a platform to program a solution

• To test a solution to a problem

• To show problem

What is pseudocode?

• A high-level language that has specific syntax

• A way of describing a set of instructions that doesn’t use specific syntax

• A diagram that represents a set of instructions

• A program

Which picture can be best described as the principle of "algorithm"?

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What is next step?

• Print Area

• Stop

• Start

• Read num1

What is this ?

• Pseudocode
• Flow chart
• Syntax