Algorithm Fundamentals Quiz

A sequence of instructions or a procedure for solving a problem, often used for calculation and data processing in programming.

Pseudocode is a type of structured English used to specify an algorithm, it cannot be compiled or executed and has no real formatting or syntax rules.

Programming is the process of taking an algorithm and encoding it into a notation, a programming language, so that it can be executed by a computer.

<p>Step 1: Start, Step 2: Declare variables num1, num2 and sum, Step 3: Read values num1 and num2, Step 4: Add num1 and num2 and assign the result to sum, sum←num1+num2, Step 5: Display sum, Step 6: Stop</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pseudocode is a type of structured English, it cannot be compiled or executed, and it has no real formatting or syntax rules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pseudocode specifies the steps required to accomplish a task and is used to specify an algorithm in a type of structured English.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Programming is the process of taking an algorithm and encoding it into a notation, a programming language, so that it can be executed by a computer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An algorithm is a sequence of instructions, a procedure or formula for solving a problem. It can be expressed in any language and is often used for calculation and data processing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The algorithm involves declaring variables num1, num2, and sum, reading values num1 and num2, adding num1 and num2, assigning the result to sum, and then displaying sum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pseudocode is a type of structured English that specifies the steps required to accomplish a task and is used to specify an algorithm. It cannot be compiled nor executed, and there are no real formatting or syntax rules.</p> Signup and view all the answers