What is an algorithm? Definitions.













Definitions 


Algorithm
= set of instructions to solve problems

Goal
= what do you want to do with an algorithm

Pseudo-code
=  an informal high-level description of a computer program or algorithm      

Variable
=  a value that can change

Loop
sequence of instructions that is continually repeated until a certain condition is reached

Indentation
= the line that will repeat

How to make an algorithm?
= to make an algorithm you have to do it line by line and then you have to see if it is correct 

Testing an algorithm
= the agorithm has to be tested so that it doesn`t have a bug

Branch
= an additional line that is executed for a special condition





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