Data structures and algorithms are vital elements in many computing applications. When programmers design and build applications, they need to model the application data. What this data consists of ...

In the age of Facebook and Netflix, the word “algorithm” has become so ubiquitous, and its connotation so amorphous, that it’s verging on jargon—maybe even cliché. The Atlantic’s Ian Bogost has ...

"An algorithm is the description of a sequence of steps to obtain a result from elements provided as input" In the sequence of steps to be performed, there are 3 main features of the algorithm: a ...