Compared to a heuristic, an algorithm is more likely to:

A) involve specific rules.
B) require following a step-by-step procedure.
C) give you a precise answer to a problem.
D) involve intuition about how to solve a problem.

Answer: C
Rationale: Algorithms are problem-solving strategies based on a series of rules. As such, they are very logical and follow a set of steps, usually in a preset order. Heuristics are problem-solving strategies that rely on prior experiences and intuition to provide an educated guess as to what is the most likely solution. Because algorithms are generally more precise than heuristics, they are more likely to provide an exact solution to a problem.