Algorithm.

Algorithm.

1. Can be:

   • Sequential
     • Outcome is always the same.
   • Conditional
     • Outcome depends on a random value, or on what the user does.
   • Iterative
     • May repeat a determined number of times or indefinitely.

2. Represented with flow diagrams.

3. Made up by non-ambiguous instructions, which must be simple, ordered and finite.

4. Consists of programming, compiling, checking and debugging.

5. An algorithm is a series of instructions for performing an activity or resolving a problem.

   • A program is the translation of an algorithm into a programming language.
     • To be executed, the program must be compiled into a computer readable language.

6. Programming consists of:

   • 1. Problem definition.
     • 2. Search for ideas.
       • 3. Flow diagram.
         • 4. Programming.
           • 5. Compiling.
             • Does it work?
               • 7. Yes: saving and sharing.
               • No: