When Problem Solving, If You Cannot Reach a Goal Directly

question 191

Multiple Choice

When problem solving, if you cannot reach a goal directly, try to identify an intermediate goal or subproblem that at least gets you closer. This advice best illustrates the use of a(n)

• A)algorithm.
• B)heuristic.
• C)mechanical solution.
• D)random search strategy.

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Definitions:

Boolean Condition

An expression that evaluates to either true or false, used to control the flow of a program.

Compound Boolean

An expression that combines multiple Boolean expressions using logical operators, leading to more complex condition checking.

If-else Statement

A conditional statement in programming that executes a block of code if a specified condition is true and another block if the condition is false.

Compound Statement

A block of statements enclosed within curly braces {} in programming languages, allowing for multiple statements to be treated as a single statement.