What Is Wrong with the Following Algorithm

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is wrong with the following algorithm?
1.  Set X to be 1
2.  Increment X
3.  Print X
4.  If X > 0, repeat from 2

• A)It does not produce a result.
• B)It is ambiguous.
• C)It does not halt in a finite amount of time.
• D)It is not well ordered.

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