Question

Can you explain what the pseudo-code below is trying to do? array[N] # array of N integers, indexed 0 to N-1; #assume it's populated with (1,4,2,-2,-9,10,2,12,2,-4,-4,-4,-4,2,6,7] peak = array[0] index = 0 output = [] # array of tuples For x in 1..N-1 if (array[x]*array[x-1) > 0) if peak < 0 and array[x] < peak peak = array[x] index = x if peak >= 0 and array[x] > peak peak = array[x] index = x else output.insert( (index, peak)) peak = array[x] index = x end if end for return output

Answer 1

Answer:

what the pseudo-code is trying to do is to compute a range of display for integers from 0 to N-1.

Explanation:

The pseudo-code is trying to display integers from 0 to N-1.

By the line 1 we can see that ,peak=array[0]index=0 output. meaning when 0 is inputted into the array it should display 0 as the result.

and the result follows with the other array also.

The array[x] index is used for generalization of the integers.

if (array[x]*array[x-1) > 0) if peak < 0 and array[x] < peak peak = array[x] index = x if peak >= 0 and array[x] > peak peak = array[x] index = x.

the bold line above simply means the value will be computed once this requirement has been met else the output will display insert( (index, peak)) peak = array[x] index = x end if end for return output

once the value has not been reinserted the program ends.

Pseudo-code is simply an artificial language that  programmers usually use in developing algorithms.

Pseudo-code is a  detailed algorithmic design tool. Pseudocode is straightforward.  with all of its  statements showing "dependency" are to be indented. These may include while, do, for, if, switch.