Week 1: Python Basics Chapter 1: Introduction to Python Exercises 1

What is the difference between an Algorithm and a Program?
An algorithm is a conceptual idea, a program is a concrete instantiation of an algorithm.
An algorithm is limited to mathematical operation, a program can specify all kinds of operations.
An algorithm makes a slow program run fast.
An algorithm deals with computer hardware, a program deals with computer software.
True or False? A computational mode of thinking means that everything can be viewed as a math problem involving numbers and formulas
True
False
True or False? Computer Science is the study of how to build efficient machines that run programs.
True
False
The two things every computer can do are:
Perform calculations
Convert electricity to numbers
Display results to a screen
Remember the results
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