2.1.2

Question 1

what makes a successful algorithm?

Answer 1

-correctness (successfully solves the problem)
-efficiency (solves the problem in the least possible time)

Question 2

algorithm

Answer 2

a set of instructions used to solve a given problem

Question 3

inputs

Answer 3

what is needed by the program to meet the requirements

Question 4

process

Answer 4

what is going to happen to the inputs

Question 5

output

Answer 5

what is displayed to the user

Question 6

integer

Answer 6

whole number

Question 7

float

Answer 7

decimal

Question 8

string

Answer 8

text

Question 9

boolean

Answer 9

true or false

Question 10

what are the different types of errors?

Answer 10

-syntax errors
-logical errors

Question 11

syntax errors

Answer 11

when the code does not comply with the grammatical rules of a programming language

Question 12

logical errors

Answer 12

error in the way a program works, the program can run but doesn’t know what its expected to do

Question 13

trace table

Answer 13

used to show how the values of a variable change during the execution of a program