Algorithms: Algorithmic thinking Flashcards
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What is Algorithmic thinking?
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- Way of getting to a solution, by identifying the individual steps needed.
- By creating a set of rules, an algorithm that is followed precisely leads to an aswer.
- Allows solutions to be automated.
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What is an algorithm?
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- Set of instructions followed to reach a certain problem.
- ## Represented using flow charts and pseudo codes.
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What is a search algorithm?
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- Algorithm for finding values within a set of data.
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What is a sorting algorithm?
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- Algorithm used to sort a set of data into a certain order.
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