Fundamentals of Algorithms

What is the correct definition of an algorithm?

• An algorithm is a step by step instructions to solve a problem.

• An algorithm is a process of baking bread.

• An algorithm is a software used to compute numbers.

• An algorithm is the process of breaking problems.

Decomposition is a term used to define...

• The process of assigning value to a variable.

• The process of taking out unnecessary details from problems.

• The process of breaking down problems into smaller problems.

• The process of coding a problem.

Abstraction is.....

• The process of drawing abstract pictures.

• The process of assigning values to variables.

• The process of breaking down problems.

• The process of removing unnecessary details from a problem.

What does this shape represent in flowchart?

• Start/Stop

• Decision

• Process

• Input/Output

What is pseudocode?

• Simplified programming language, that is not a specific language

• Complicated programming language

• Simple programming language, which is linked to a specific language

• A type of cheese

What will be displayed as output?

• 10
• 20
• 30
• 40

What does this shape represent?

• Decission
• Process
• Input/Output
• Start/End

What is this symbol?

• Decision
• Input/Output
• Start/End
• Process

A program is:

• an algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
• doing something over and over again.
• a piece of code you can call over and over again.
• finding and fixing errors in a program.

Which of the following would be considered meaningful identifiers for a program adding 2 numbers together?

• X and Y

• 1 and 2

• num1 and num2

• a and b