FC0-U71 Software Development Concepts Practice Question
A developer writes the following pseudocode for a process that finds the largest number in a list:
SET max = first element FOR each number in list IF number > max THEN SET max = number END IF ENDFOR OUTPUT max
What programming concept does this pseudocode represent?
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Algorithm
An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure to solve a problem. This pseudocode describes a specific algorithm (finding the maximum).
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API
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An API is an interface for software communication.
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Algorithm
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This is a step-by-step procedure to solve a problem, which defines an algorithm.
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Data structure
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Data structures refer to ways of organizing data (e.g., arrays, lists), not the procedure itself.
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Flowchart
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A flowchart is a visual representation, not pseudocode.
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