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Algorithms

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Algorithms

set of instructions|to complete a task|in a finite amount of time
- not a program
- use pseudocode not code so all can understand
Represent algorithms
- flow charts
  - pseudocode
    - repitition
      - DO...WHILE
      - FOR...TO...NEXT
    - selection
      - select case...of...otherwise...end select
      - IF...THEN...ELSE
  - flow charts
    - symbols
      - decision
      - entity
      - process
      - start/stop
classic algorithms
- sorting
  - bubble
  - merge
  - quick
- searching
  - linear
  - binary