Computer Science › Section F · Algorithms › Topic F.1
The concept of an algorithm
Computer science is built on algorithms, so the word needs a precise meaning. This topic pins down the four properties every algorithm must have and separates an algorithm from the program that represents it and the process that carries it out.
In this topic
- Algorithms are everywhere
- A precise definition
- Ordered steps
- Executable and unambiguous
- A terminating process
- Worked example: is this an algorithm?
- Worked example: a loop that never ends
- Algorithms are abstract
- Programs and processes
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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