Representing Algorithms

What is an algorithm?

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• A list of tech terms you need to know by heart

• A list of instructions for a computer to follow

• A math equation

What are the two ways that algorithms can be designed?

• Images or videos

• In pseudocode or as a flowchart

• By hardware or software

What is pseudocode?

• A way of describing a set of instructions in text form

• A specific programming language that all computers use

• A diagrammatic representation of a set of instructions

• A secret code

What is a flowchart?

• A text-based way of designing an algorithm

• A specific programming language

• A diagram that represents a set of instructions

• A chart used for calculations

What is a variable?

• A value that can be changed and manipulated as an algorithm is running

• A value that cannot be changed and manipulated as an algorithm is running

What type of operators are

+ - * /

• Boolean

• Relational

• Logical

• Arithmetic

What type of operators are

> < =

• Arithmetic

• Boolean

• Relational

What is a sequence?

• The correct order of commands

• How to grow a plant

• The correct order of getting a flower