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Programs solve - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔problems.
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Before writing a program, a programmer must first create an -
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CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔algorithm to correctly solve the given
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problem.
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An algorithm is a sequence of steps that - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔solves a problem, generating correct output for
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any valid input values. Ensuring an algorithm's correctness is a
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key job for a programmer.
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algorithm time efficiency: - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔The
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number of calculations required to solve a problem. For the
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same problem, some algorithms may be much more time
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efficient than others.
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Simple programs are more likely to be - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔correct, and correctness is always most
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important.
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, Efficient algorithms tend to be less - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔simple, so programmers should consider
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efficiency only when needed, like when dealing with very large
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data sets that result in slow program execution.
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An algorithm describes a - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔sequence of
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steps to solve a computational problem or perform a calculation.
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An algorithm can be described in English, pseudocode, a
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programming language, hardware, etc.
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A computational problem specifies an - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔input, a question about the input that can be
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answered using a computer, and the desired output.
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Shortest path/Navigation Algorithm - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Given a user's current location and desired
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location, what is the fastest route to walk to the destination?
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Binary Search/Search engine - Algorithm - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Given a product ID and a sorted array of all in-
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stock products, is the product in stock and what is the product's
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price?
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