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Which best describes an algorithm?
Which best describes an algorithm?
- A sequence of complex instructions for solving a problem
- A sequence of unambiguous instructions for solving a problem (correct)
- A sequence of instructions open to multiple interpretations for solving a problem
- A sequence of ambiguous instructions for solving a problem
What is the implication of the term 'instructions' in the definition of an algorithm?
What is the implication of the term 'instructions' in the definition of an algorithm?
- It implies that the instructions are simple and easy to understand
- It implies that a computer is not involved in following the instructions
- It implies that the instructions are open to multiple interpretations
- It implies that there is something or someone capable of understanding and following the instructions (correct)
What is the main aim of the COM207 Data Structures and Algorithms module?
What is the main aim of the COM207 Data Structures and Algorithms module?
- To provide an appreciation of electronic devices
- To introduce fundamental algorithms used in Computer Science (correct)
- To introduce different fields of development
- To define a single specific algorithm
Before the electronic computer was invented, what did the word 'computer' refer to?
Before the electronic computer was invented, what did the word 'computer' refer to?
According to Levitin, how does he describe an algorithm?
According to Levitin, how does he describe an algorithm?
What is the cornerstone of good programming?
What is the cornerstone of good programming?
Which characteristic of an algorithm ensures that it should provide correct and accurate output for all legitimate input?
Which characteristic of an algorithm ensures that it should provide correct and accurate output for all legitimate input?
What is the exact set of instructions describing the order of actions to achieve the result of the decision problem in finite time known as?
What is the exact set of instructions describing the order of actions to achieve the result of the decision problem in finite time known as?
What important feature of an algorithm defines the sequence of operations to solve a specific set of goals?
What important feature of an algorithm defines the sequence of operations to solve a specific set of goals?
According to the text, what do humans believe computers work on?
According to the text, what do humans believe computers work on?
What are the three factors on which the efficiency of algorithms depends?
What are the three factors on which the efficiency of algorithms depends?
Which feature is NOT considered a property of an algorithm?
Which feature is NOT considered a property of an algorithm?
What is the exact prescription that defines the computing process going from the variable input data to the desired result?
What is the exact prescription that defines the computing process going from the variable input data to the desired result?
What is considered the cornerstone of good programming?
What is considered the cornerstone of good programming?
What is the main aim of writing more software algorithms due to increasing complexity of computers?
What is the main aim of writing more software algorithms due to increasing complexity of computers?
What is the term for a sequence of unambiguous instructions for solving a problem, as described by Levitin?
What is the term for a sequence of unambiguous instructions for solving a problem, as described by Levitin?
Before the electronic computer was invented, what did the word 'computer' refer to?
Before the electronic computer was invented, what did the word 'computer' refer to?
What is the cornerstone of good programming, as implied in the text?
What is the cornerstone of good programming, as implied in the text?
What characteristic of an algorithm ensures that it should provide correct and accurate output for all legitimate input?
What characteristic of an algorithm ensures that it should provide correct and accurate output for all legitimate input?
What is the main aim of the COM207 Data Structures and Algorithms module?
What is the main aim of the COM207 Data Structures and Algorithms module?
