There's a code being run with all sorts of different terms and symbols.

Surprisingly, it can often be broken down into three simple programming structures called sequences, selections and loops.

These come together to form the most basic instructions and algorithms for all sorts of software.

A sequence is a Siris of actions that air completed in a specific order.

Action one is performed, then action two, then three, etcetera, until all of the actions in the sequence have been carried out.

A sequence we do every day is a morning routine.

You might wake up, drink some water, take a shower, eat breakfast and so on.

Everyone's routine is different, but they're all made up of a sequence of various actions.

Selections are a bit different.

Instead of following a specific order of events, they ask a question in order to figure out which path to take Next.

Let's say you go to brush your teeth and you find that you're out of toothpaste.

You then ask, Do I have any more toothpaste?

If the answer is no, then you would add it to your shopping list.

But if the answer is yes, then you would just use the toothpaste.

This is really all a selection is doing.

Answering a question based on what it finds.

The third programming structure is a loop like selections.

Loops also ask questions.

However.

The difference is, they ask the same question over and over and over again until a certain task is complete.

For example, take the act of hammering a nail.

Even though you may not realize it, you're constantly asking yourself.

Is the nail all the way in when the answer is no, you hammer the nail again.

You continue to repeat this question until the answer is yes, and then you stop loops.

Allow programmers to efficiently code repetitive tasks instead of having to write the same actions over and over again.