What is an algorithm? At its core, it’s simply a set of instructions.  Think about making a sandwich or baking a cake. You list the ingredients. In code, you list the variables you need.  In a recipe, you follow steps; otherwise, you’ll end up with a mess, especially if you add butter after baking the cake.  Similarly, in coding, the process is sequential. The code executes line by line, starting from the first line and working systematically through each one. When baking a cake or meal, you might prepare other components separately. For example, making beans on toast (a [...]