MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

ALGORITHMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A program is:
A
an algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
B
doing something over and over again.
C
a piece of code you can call over and over again.
D
finding and fixing errors in a program.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A program is an algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine. To have the computer execute the commands you’ve written in your program.

Detailed explanation-2: -program. An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.

Detailed explanation-3: -We learned that the main difference is between the two is that an algorithm is a step-by-step procedure for solving the problem while programming is a set of instructions for a computer to follow to perform a task. A program could also be an implementation of code to instruct a computer on how to execute an algorithm.

Detailed explanation-4: -An algorithm describes how to complete a specific task for any actor to carry out, either a human or computer. A program is the same algorithm but implemented for a specific computer to carry out, written in a language which is understood by that computer.

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