ENSC 26 - MODULE 1

An algorithm is a specified step-by-step solution to a particular problem. It can be a single line of code or combination of lines.

Computer responds based on the predetermined instructions that is contained in the algorithm. If an event falls outside the algorithm, either there would be no response or an error would occur in the computer system.

Program Algorithm

Easiest way to express algorithms.

Program Algorithm

Informal code that combines natural language and programming language.

Example:

[Accept Input]

If [input] >= -273.15 then [Add 273.15 to input]

Else [Ask for another value]

Program Algorithm

is a graphical representation of an algorithm to define its logical flow. It illustrates the steps of an algorithm by using different kinds of boxes which are ordered by connection then with arrows.

Program Algorithm

It is a high level language that consist of rules for instructing computer in performing task.

Examples: BASIC, C, C++, Java, Visual Basic

A computer program or program is a series of instructions written to perform a specific task for a computer. It is a series of instructions that dictates the manner of execution of a computer. Everything done on a computer is done by using a computer programs and without programs, computers are useless.

is the binary code that is used by the computer natively to perform operations. As a program, it is a set of instructions for a specific central processing unit, that is used to represent operations and data in a computer.

It is an intermediate - level computer language that is specific to a computer architecture. It uses "English-Like" abbreviations and hexadecimal values to make complex instructions easier to write. It is translated into machine language by another architecture specific translator programs called assemblers.

It is a computer language whose instructions or statements each correspond to several machine language instructions. Instruction look like almost daily English and contain commonly used mathematical notations which made programming significantly easier. It is translated into machine language by translator programs called compiler and interpreters.

are computer program that translates an entire set of instructions in a high-level language into machine language