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== Do you understand this topic? ==  
== Do you understand this ? ==  


* Define  an algorithm
== Standards ==
These standards are used from the IB Computer Science Subject Guide<ref>IB Diploma Programme Computer science guide (first examinations 2014). Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom: International Baccalaureate Organization. January 2012.</ref>
 
* Discuss an algorithm to solve a specific problem.
* Analyse an algorithm presented as a flow chart.
* Analyse an algorithm presented as pseudocode.
* Construct pseudocode to represent an algorithm.
* Suggest suitable algorithms to solve a specific problem.
* Deduce the efficiency of an algorithm in the context of its use.
* Determine the number of times a step in an algorithm will be performed for given input data
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== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 05:54, 29 July 2017

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This is a basic concept in computer science

In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is a self-contained step-by-step set of operations to be performed. Algorithms perform calculation, data processing, and/or automated reasoning tasks.[1]

Introduction[edit]

Content gratefully used with permission : [2]


Do you understand this ?[edit]

Standards[edit]

These standards are used from the IB Computer Science Subject Guide[3]

  • Discuss an algorithm to solve a specific problem.
  • Analyse an algorithm presented as a flow chart.
  • Analyse an algorithm presented as pseudocode.
  • Construct pseudocode to represent an algorithm.
  • Suggest suitable algorithms to solve a specific problem.
  • Deduce the efficiency of an algorithm in the context of its use.
  • Determine the number of times a step in an algorithm will be performed for given input data

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References[edit]

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithm
  2. http://cs50.tv/2015/fall/#license,psets
  3. IB Diploma Programme Computer science guide (first examinations 2014). Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom: International Baccalaureate Organization. January 2012.