Designing Software Flashcards by Mark Latysh

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What is an algorithm?

A

Is a step by step intruction of how the code will be executed.

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What are the 2 tools that can be used when writing code?

Shapes and English

A

Pseudocode which is an English Language version of the program to be written.
Flow charts is another tool to show the steps within an algorithm.

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What is the point of comments and documentation?

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Comments are pieces of code that won’t be executed within a program, but will show important information to other develoerps about the piece of code.
Documentation will contain details for end users and developers.

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