Programming Fundamentals

 1. Which of the following are true of an algorithm?

(a) Has a finite number of steps

(b) Produces a result in a finite amount of time

(c) Solves a general problem

(d) All of the above

2. Algorithms were first developed in the 1930–1940s when the first computing machines appeared. (TRUE/FALSE)

3. Algorithms and computers are a “perfect match” because: (Select all that apply.)

(a) Computers can execute a large number of instructions very quickly.

(b) Computers can execute instructions reliably without error.

(c) Computers can determine which algorithms are the best to use for a given problem