Algorithms & Pseudocode

The BEST description for an algorithm is...

• Code for a computer program

• A set of ordered steps to solve a problem

• A solution to a problem

• Something a computer runs

Algorithms can be executed by a non-computing device.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The THREE key features of an algorithm are...

• Unambiguous

• Ordered

• Finite

• Coded

The THREE control structures used to create an algorithm are...

• Sequence

• Selection

• Iteration

• Variables

When expressing an algorithm in pseudocode, which parts should be capitalised?

• Keywords

• All of it

• Output

• Input

What type of font should be used to write pseudocode on a computer?

• Sans-serif

• Serif

• Monospace

• Any

The pseudocode commands that can be used to create a variable where the initial value is not known.

• INITIALISE

• SET

• DECLARE

• VARIABLE

The pseudocode command to create a variable with an initial value.

• SET

• INITIALISE

• DECLARE

• VARIABLE

The use of the INPUT command in pseudocode is...

• To indicate that the user will be asked for input

• To indicate that the value for a variable will come from the user

• To indicate the value for a variable will come from a file

• To ask the user a question

The ________ pseudocode command is used to provide a mathematical formula

• CALCULATE

• FORMULA

• WRITE

• INPUT