Operating Systems Concepts - Engineering

Q1:

An algorithm is best described as

A A computer language

B A step by step procedure for solving a problem

C A branch of mathematics

D All of the above

E None of the above

ANS:B - A step by step procedure for solving a problem

An algorithm is a process used to carry out a computation or solve a problem. In either hardware-based or software-based routines, algorithms function as a detailed sequence of instructions that carry out predetermined operations sequentially.