01:198:170 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Search Algorithm, The Algorithm, Odometer

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: 01:198:170
• Professor: G Fuentes

Document Summary

Algorithms: algorithm a precise, systematic method for producing a specified result. Algorithms are solutions: programs algorithms customized to do a specific task, frequency order an average, found by counting the number of times a letter occurs on thousands and thousands of pages of text. Writing algorithms: a precise, systematic method for producing a specified result in action. Algorithms versus programs: variations on letter search algorithm illustrate an important point. Algorithms versus heuristic processes: web searching is a heuristic process, heuristic - a helpful procedure for finding a result, heuristics steps are guidelines that contribute to finding a solution. They are not guaranteed to work 100 percent of the time. A heuristic process is oftent he best we can do in cases where there is no know algorithm. Algorithms a basic concept: algorithms has 5 properties. Input specified: output specified, definiteness, effectiveness, finiteness.