C++ How to Program, 10/e

Summary

Section 4.1 Introduction

• Before writing a program to solve a problem, you should have a thorough understanding of the problem and a carefully planned approach to solving it.

Section 4.2 Algorithms

• A procedure for solving a problem in terms of the actions (p. 105) to execute and the order (p. 105) in which these actions execute is called an algorithm (p. 105).

• Specifying the order in which statements (actions) execute in a program is called program control (p. 105). This chapter investigates program control using C++’s control statements (p. 105).

Section 4.3 Pseudocode

• Pseudocode (p. 105) is an informal language similar to everyday English that helps you develop algorithms without having to worry about the strict details ...