Effectiveness

• Effectiveness assures that the computer can perform the algorithm’s operations mechanically without intervention

  • No additional inputs, special talent, clairvoyance, creativity or help from Superman

• Effectiveness is achieved by reducing the task to the primitive operations known to the computer

• Definiteness assures the computer knows what command to perform next; effectiveness assures the computer can accomplish the command

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