Introduction To Computing Systems
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781260150537
Author: PATT, Yale N., Patel, Sanjay J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill,
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Chapter 1, Problem 11E
Program Plan Intro
- An algorithm is a finite sequence of well-defined, computer-implementable instructions for solving a class of problems or performing computations.
- Algorithms are used for performing calculations, data processing, automated reasoning and other tasks.
- An algorithm can be expressed within finite amount of space and time.
Procedure
- A procedure is a step by step sequence of activities that must be followed in a specific order.
- A procedure is the order of steps to be taken to make something happen.
- It is a step of actions of doing something especially in a usual or correct way.
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