Computer Science Illuminated
Computer Science Illuminated
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781284155617
Author: Nell Dale, John Lewis
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 52E

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Difference between concrete step and abstract step:

Concrete stepAbstract step
All the steps are fully specified in concrete step.Further steps are needed in abstract step.
If a step is fully specified or described in an algorithm, then there is no need to expand the steps further.If a step is not fully specified or described in an algorithm, then there is a need to expand the steps further.

Example:

Read number

Set ans to number/8 

Write out ans

Explanation:

The above code is used to read a number from user, then assign “ans” to the “number/8” and finally display the value stored in the variable “ans”...

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