Lesson 1: Pseudocode and Flowchart

What is an Algorithm?

- An algorithm is a procedure for solving a problem in terms of the actions to be executed and the order in which those actions are to be
executed. An algorithm is merely the sequence of steps taken to solve a problem.
- A step-by-step problem solving process in which a solution is arrived at in a finite amount of time.

What is a Pseudocode?

- A notation resembling a simplified programming language, used in program design.

- An artificial and informal language that helps programmers develop algorithms. Pseudocode is a "text-based" detail (algorithmic) design
tool.

What is a Flowchart?

- A type of diagram that represents an algorithm, workflow or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by
connecting them with arrows. This diagrammatic representation illustrates a solution model to a given problem.

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