Working with algorithms(the purpose)

Working with algorithms(the purpose)

1. Checking the output(following the reasoning behind an algorithm)

   • find logic errors

2. Trace tables

   • formal way of checking the logic of an algorithm

3. Identifying errors

   • three types of errors
     • syntax
       • when algorithms are being converted into program code
     • runtime
       • when the program is executed
     • logic
       • errors in design of algorithms
       • occurs when designing loops