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Algorithm

* Algorithm  is  a detailed  step by step  solution  to  a problem. Characteristics

• must  be  precise  (exact)
• must  be  effective  (successful)
• must  have  a finite  number  of  instructions
• execution  must  always 

Programming Tools

Tools  used  to  convert  algorithms  into  computer  programs: Pseudo  code: An  informal highlevel  description  of  the operating  principle  of  a  computer  program.  It  uses  the structural  conventions  of  a  programming  language,  but  is intended  for  human  reading  rather  than  machine  reading. Flowcharts:  Graphically  depict  the  logical  steps  to  carry out a task  and  show  how  the  steps  relate  to  each  other.

Flowcharting

• A flowchart is  a  pictorial  representation  of  an algorithm  or  logical  steps.
• Each  step is  represented  by  a  symbol  and the  arrows indicate  the  flow and order  of  the  steps.
• The  shape of  the  symbol indicates  the  type  of operation that  is  to  occur.

Flow  Control  Structures
Flow control  is  the order in  which  statements are executed. There are three  control structures. 
• sequence  Control Selection  :  Control Flow  Control  Structures. FLOW control  is  the order in  which  statements are executed. There are three  control structures.

Sequence  Control

Selection  Control * Also  referred  to as  b ranching  (if  and  if-else)

Repetition  Control (loops)