Intro to Algorithms

Question 1

What is an Algorithm?

Answer 1

An algorithm is a set of specific instructions which instruct how to solve a particular problem or perform a certain task.

Question 2

What is a problem statement?

Answer 2

A problem statement is a formal way of defining a problem that contains a description of
the conditions at the start of the problem solving process (also known as inputs), and a description of
the valid solutions (also referred to as outputs).

Question 3

What is control flow?

Answer 3

Control flow is the order in which the instructions in an algorithm are evaluated or executed.

Question 4

What is repetition?

Answer 4

Repetition is the repeating of a task (or tasks) over and over again. It is accompanied by a
decision/condition that controls when the repetition ends. This is sometimes referred to as iterating,
and each loop that is repeated is referred to as an iteration.

Question 5

What is iteration?

Answer 5

Each loop that is repeated is called an iteration.

Question 6

What is runtime?

Answer 6

Runtime is the time that a computer takes to run an algorithm.

Question 7

What is a programming language?

Answer 7

A language designed to translate the algorithms and communicate with a computer.

Question 8

What is pseudocode?

Answer 8

Pseudocode is a way of writing algorithms that have a mixture of normal English and programming language concepts.