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What is a computer algorithm?

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rangerrebew:

What is a computer algorithm?

To make a computer do anything, you have to write a computer program. To write a computer program, you have to tell the computer, step by step, exactly what you want it to do. The computer then "executes" the program, following each step mechanically, to accomplish the end goal.

When you are telling the computer what to do, you also get to choose how it's going to do it. That's where computer algorithms come in. The algorithm is the basic technique used to get the job done. Let's follow an example to help get an understanding of the algorithm concept.

https://computer.howstuffworks.com/what-is-a-computer-algorithm.htm

rangerrebew:
This term must be banned.  I was "severely triggered" by the first 5 letters!!  ALGOR!  My heart started palpitating, I broke into a sweat, and had to go to the can.  But now I realize it is a coincidence and not an invention of AL GORE! :silly:

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