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Which characteristic says the algorithm always stops after a finite number of steps?

AFirmness
BFitness
CFiniteness
DFairness
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Finiteness
1. An algorithm that never halts never delivers a result. 2. One named characteristic rules that out. 3. Finiteness means the algorithm always stops after a finite number of steps. 4. So the answer is finiteness. _Source: syllabus Computer Science, Ch 4 'Introduction to Problem Solving'_
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