ALLIED CIS105 MODULE 7 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

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Directions: Read the questions below and
formulate a brief answer. Your response
to each question should be at least one half of one page in length. Students must utilize APA guidelines for
formatting and citations.

1. What is the formal definition of an
algorithm?

2. Define the three constructs used in
structured programming.

3. How is a UML diagram related to an
algorithm?

4. How is pseudocode related to an algorithm?

5. What is the purpose of a sorting
algorithm?

6. What are the three basic sorting
algorithms discussed in the textbook?

7. What is the purpose of a searching
algorithm?

8. What are the two basic searching
algorithms discussed in the chapter?

9. Give a definition and an example of an
iterative process.

10. Give a definition and an example of a
recursive process.