COMPUTER SCIENCE ILLUMIN.-TEXT
COMPUTER SCIENCE ILLUMIN.-TEXT
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ISBN: 9781284156010
Author: Dale
Publisher: Jones & Barlett
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Chapter 18, Problem 61E
Program Plan Intro

Halting problem:

  • A program is given with an input to check whether the program will stop at the end with the given input or not. This type of unsolvable problem is called as “halting problem”.
    • A program may not halt always, because some infinite loops do not halt the program.

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