Algorithm / Pseudo Code

Algorithm / Pseudo Code

Algorithm is a method of representing the step by step logical procedure for solving a problem. It is a tool for finding the logic of a problem.

Algorithm Properties:

1.   Finiteness: an algorithm must terminate in a finite number of steps.

2.   Definiteness: Each step of an algorithm must be clear and easy to understand (unambiguous).

3.   Effectiveness: Each step must be effective, in the sense that should be primitive (easily convertible to program).

4.   Generality: The algorithm must be complete in itself so that it can be used to solve all problems of a specific type for any input data.

5.   Input / Output: Each algorithm must take zero, one or more quantities as input data and produce one or more output values.