ALGORITHMS

State in your own words, what is an algorithm.

When can an algorithm be used?

• Only with computers

• For programming

• To design a solution to any problem

What is decomposition?

• Searches the computer's memory for data

• Repeats a program

• Getting small part of a problem and adding them together

• Breaking down a complex problem

What is abstraction?

• Removal of certain details, keeping relevant the information

• Stores data in a program for retrieval

• Freedom from representing art

• Detects errors while program is running

What should be considered when designing an algorithm?

• If there is more than one way to solve the problem

• If the correct hardware is being used

• If the correct software is being used

What is wrong with this algorithm?

• the steps are in the wrong order

• It is not precise

• It is not concise

• It is ambiguous

What type of algorithm is this?

What type of algorithm is this?

What is wrong with this algorithm?

1. BEGIN

1. 2. Output Product

2. 3. Calculate Product

3. 4. Input Product

4. 5. END

• It has too many steps

• It is not in logical order

• It is not concise

• Nothing is wrong

What is wrong with this algorithm?

1. 1. Begin

2. 2. Go straight

3. 3. Turn left

4. 4. Keep walking

5. 5. End

• It is not in logical order

• It is not precise

• It is not concise

• It has too many steps