Algorithms (GCSE) - 101 Computing https://www.101computing.net Boost Your Programming Skills! Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:39:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.101computing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Algorithms (GCSE) - 101 Computing https://www.101computing.net 32 32 The K2-18b Exoplanet – Space Exploration Mission https://www.101computing.net/the-k2-18b-exoplanet-space-exploration-mission/ Thu, 15 May 2025 14:16:28 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=21680 In an exciting leap forward for space science, the James Webb Space Telescope recently discovered the exoplanet K2-18b, a world located in the habitable zone of its red dwarf star. With conditions that suggest it might support life, K2-18b has…

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]]> The Lost Treasures of Pirate Island https://www.101computing.net/the-lost-treasures-of-pirate-island/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:42:04 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=20140 Be the captain of your own pirate ship and sail the seven seas to find the 32 lost treasures of pirate island. Follow the instructions given to locate these treasures. But be aware, the sea is dangerous and its storms…

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]]> The Marauder’s Map Coding Challenges https://www.101computing.net/the-marauders-map-coding-challenges/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 23:29:38 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=18927 Welcome to Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry! For this set of challenges, you will be helping the famous wizard, Harry Potter, to recover all of his magical possessions. Effectively, it would seem that a malevolent wizard did cast a…

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]]> The Jorvik Viking Settlement​ https://www.101computing.net/the-jorvik-viking-settlement/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:37:58 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=18789 From around A.D. 800 to the 11th century, a large number of Scandinavians Vikings left their homelands to seek their fortunes on the east coast of England. These seafaring warriors ransacked different coastal sites from Northembria to East Anglia. In…

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]]> The Lost Roman Sundial https://www.101computing.net/the-lost-roman-sundial/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:14:45 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=17988 Roman Britain was a period of nearly 400 years between AD 43 to AD 410 when large parts of Great Britain were under occupation by the Roman Empire. During this period, the Romans built roads and architectural structures that can…

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]]> Art Expo – Code Breaking Challenge https://www.101computing.net/art-expo-code-breaking-challenge/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:42:41 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=17925 The most prestigious art exhibition is about to start at Tate Modern, London, UK. For the purpose of this exhibition, paintings from all over the world have been securely transported to London using a state of the art protection system…

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]]> Insertion, Bubble, Merge and Quick Sort Algorithms https://www.101computing.net/insertion-bubble-merge-and-quick-sort-algorithms/ Sat, 20 Nov 2021 20:10:52 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=13001 In computer science, sorting algorithms are used to sort the elements of a data sets in numerical or alphabetical order. In this blog post will investigate the Python code used to implement 4 of the most frequently used sorting algorithms:…

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]]> Searching & Sorting Algorithms Practice https://www.101computing.net/searching-sorting-algorithms-practice/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:38:01 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=11431 The searching and sorting algorithms are key algorithms that you will study in computer science. Most computer programs involve some searching and sorting features so these key algorithms are often used when coding various computer programs. Searching and sorting algorithms…

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]]> Magic Trick Algorithm https://www.101computing.net/magic-trick-algorithm/ Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:19:33 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=10926 In this blog post we are investigating whether we can teach a computer how to perform a magic trick. Algorithm If you want a computer to perform a specific task you need to provide this computer with a clear set…

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]]> Linear Search Functions https://www.101computing.net/linear-search-functions/ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:31:07 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=10447 For this programming challenge we will investigate different functions which will all be based on a linear search algorithm. Let’s consider a teacher who has decided to keep track of rewards issued to their students throughout the term by adding…

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