What are algorithms?

In computer science, the set of systematic and previously defined instructions that are used to perform a certain task are called algorithms. These instructions are ordered and delimited as steps to follow to achieve a goal.

Every algorithm has an input, known as input, and an output, known as output, and in between, are the instructions or sequence of steps to follow. These steps must be ordered and, above all, they must be a finite series of operations that allow a certain solution to be achieved.

In the world of programming, every program or operating system works through algorithms, written in a programming language that the computer can understand to execute the steps or instructions in an automated way. At the big data and artificial intelligence level, algorithms analyze information and data from consumers and end users.