When trying to understand data structures and algorithms it can seem like it can be a little overwhelming. Breaking it down to the lowest level will help in understanding these topics. As stated by Vahid, Lysecky, Vahid and Givargis (2015) an algorithm “is a sequence of steps for accomplishing a task”. Searching for a given value is a good example where a good algorithm would come in handy. A linear search will iterate through different values that will stop when it has either found the value of a value or when there is no more value to check. A better choice would be a binary search algorithm. Instead of iterating through each value in a list, it cuts the list in half and searches on either side and continues the process until the value is found. You must ensure that the values are sorted before applying a binary search algorithm. This type of algorithm can find values a lot more efficiently than a linear search algorithm. There are many search algo...
Java is considered a multi-platform language which means that it can be used across many different program platforms. It is a program language that produces software for multiple platforms like when a programmer writes a Java application, the compiled code runs on most operating systems (Windows, Linux and Mac OS, etc). Some programming can seem a little overwhelming because there are so many different programming languages. The Java program's main concepts are Abstraction, Encapsulation, Polymorphism and Inheritance. They are considered the securest way to develop different programming applications on the internet. There are several open source applications that can be used for installing the applications used in putting together Java programs, the most user friendly one would be NetBeans (http://netbeans.org). Because NetBeans is considered the most user friendly, installations are straight forward, simple to read and easy for the user to understand. There are several other diff...