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3.2D Uses of Algorithms

IB Digital Society 3.2D Uses of Algorithms Key Definitions

1.1 What is digital society

2.1 Change

2.2 Expression

2.3 Identity

2.4 Power

2.5 Space

2.6 Systems

2.7 Values and ethics

3.1 Data

3.2 Algorithms

3.3 Computers

3.4 Networks and the internet

3.5 Media

3.6 Artificial intelligence

3.7 Robots and autonomous technologies

4.1 Cultural

4.2 Economic

4.3 Environmental

4.4 Health

4.5 Human knowledge

4.6 Political

4.7 Social

5.1 Global well-being

5.2 Governance and human rights

5.3 Sustainable development

3.2D Uses of Algorithms Key Definitions

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Recommendation algorithm

An algorithm that predicts what a user is likely to want and ranks items to suggest, based on their past behaviour and that of similar users.

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Searching algorithm

An algorithm that looks through data to find whether a particular item is present and, if so, where it is.

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Sorting algorithm

An algorithm that arranges the items in a list into a particular order, such as smallest to largest or alphabetical.

Key Definitions