Learn what an algorithm is and how they can be represented in Bitesize KS3 Computer Science.

There are concerns about whether or not the programmers building the savvy algorithms that run our lives are still in control of their creations.

A teenage programmer tests a set of instructions she has written to get her computer to mop the floor. Suitable for teaching at KS3, KS4 and National 4 and 5.

Little wonder that most large firms use a computer program, or algorithm, when it comes to screening candidates seeking junior jobs.