basic algorithms

Question 1

why do we use pseudocode

Answer 1

• high level description of an algorithm
• more structured than english prose
• less detailed than a program
• preferred notation for describing algorithms
• hide program design issues

Question 2

what are the main components of algorithms

Answer 2

• variables
  -statments
  - declaration/assignment
  - inpur/output/return
  control structures
  - condition, iteration