Algorithm

What is an algorithm?

• Patterns and trends used to solve a problem

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

• A programming language

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

How can an algorithm be represented?

• As a flowchart

• As pseudocode

• As a flowchart or pseudocode

What is a flowchart?

• A. A diagram that represents a set of instructions

• B. A high-level language that has specific syntax

• C. A way of describing a set of instructions that doesn't use specific syntax

What is the correct symbol for a process instruction in a flowchart?

• A. A rectangle

• B. A parallelogram

• C. A square

What is the correct symbol for an input in a flowchart?

• A. A parallelogram

• B. A rectangle

• C. A square

What is the correct symbol for an output in a flowchart?

• A. A parallelogram

• B. A rectangle

• C. A diamond

What links each instruction in a flowchart?

• A. A line

• B. A double line

• C. An arrow

What is the correct symbol for a decision in a flowchart?

• A rectangle

• A diamond

• A square

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