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Which one of the following properties of an algorithm ensures that each step of the algorithm is properly defined and the actions to be performed are clearly specified?

Which one of the following properties of an algorithm ensures that each step of the algorithm is properly defined and the actions to be performed are clearly specified? Correct Answer Definiteness

Key Points

 Definiteness:

Each step must be precisely defined; the actions to be carried out must be rigorously and unambiguously specified for each case. input: An algorithm has zero or more inputs, taken from a specified set of objects. output: An algorithm has one or more outputs, which have a specified relation to the inputs.

Hence the correct answer is Definiteness.

Additional Information

Finiteness:

For any input, the algorithm must terminate after a finite number of steps. Definiteness: All steps of the algorithm must be precisely defined. Effectiveness: It must be possible to perform each step of the algorithm correctly and in a finite amount of time.

Effectiveness:

For an algorithm to be effective, it means that all those steps that are required to get to output must be feasible with the available resources. It should not contain any unnecessary and redundant steps which could make an algorithm ineffective.

input:

An algorithm has zero or more inputs, taken from a specified set of objects.

Output:

An algorithm has one or more outputs, which have a specified relation to the inputs.

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