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![**Question 1:**
A(n) __________ is an ordered collection of unambiguous, executable steps that defines a terminating process.
- [x] algorithm
- [ ] instruction
- [ ] program
- [ ] process
**Question 2:**
Which of the following is NOT a way of representing an algorithm?
- [ ] flowchart
- [ ] programming language
- [ ] pseudocode
- [x] step-wise refinement](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/75449ef3-fcc1-42e7-9af4-d9c30b92c4e1/0caee6fc-6dd5-4f77-8776-ae9dcb07deff/a7gy0o_thumbnail.png)
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A(n) __________ is an ordered collection of unambiguous, executable steps that defines a terminating process.
- [x] algorithm
- [ ] instruction
- [ ] program
- [ ] process
**Question 2:**
Which of the following is NOT a way of representing an algorithm?
- [ ] flowchart
- [ ] programming language
- [ ] pseudocode
- [x] step-wise refinement
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