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Advantages of an Algorithm
l Easy to understand.
l Follows a certain protocol.
l A step-by-step explanation of how to solve a certain problem.
Information Literacy
Quest Technology Literacy
Write an algorithm to calculate the area of a triangle.
Representation of an Algorithm
Algorithm can be represented in two ways:
Representation of Algorithm
Flowchart Pseudocode
BEGIN
Start
// Input: Get the user's age
DISPLAY "Enter your age:"
Read Age
READ age
// Check if the age is 18 or above
Yes If No
Age>=18 IF age >= 18 THEN
DISPLAY "You are eligible for a driving license."
Show "Eligible Show "Not
to vote" eligible to vote" ELSE
DISPLAY "You are not eligible for a driving license."
END IF
End END
Flowchart
A flowchart is a diagrammatic representation of a step-by-step plan which is followed to solve a
problem.
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