Algorithms

Algorithms

1. A set of instructions to complete a task in a finite amount of time

   • Using pseudocode so that people can understand it, not written in code.

2. How are algorithms represented

   • they can be represented with flowcharts
     • Flowcharts show the steps of an algorithm in a set of shapes
       • What are the symbols of Flowcharts/
         • Start and end
           • Rounded rectangles
         • decisions
           • Diamonds
         • calculations
           • Squares
         • input/output
           • Rhombus
   • They can also be represented with Pseudocode
     • Pseudocode is a recognisable set of instructions resembling code but is universal between languages
       • Selection/conditional statements
         • IF ...