IB Pseudocode and Flowcharts

What is pseudocode?

• Simplified programming language, that is not a specific language
• Complicated programming language
• Simple programming language, which is linked to a specific language
• A type of cheese

What flowchart symbol does this represent?

• Input/Output
• Start/End
• Decision
• Process

What is this symbol?

• Decision
• Input/Output
• Start/End
• Process

What is an Algorithm?

• A flowchart
• Step by step instruction used to solve a problem
• A decision
• A Pseudocode

What is the difference between a flowchart and pseudocode? 

• A flowchart is diagramatic whilst pseudocode is written in a programming language (eg. Pascal or Java) 
• A flowchart is textual but pseudocode is diagrammatic 
• A flowchart is a diagrammatic description of an algorithm whilst pseudocode is a textual description of an algorithm 
• A flwochart and pseudocode are the same thing 

In a flowchart a calculation (process) is represented by 

• A rectangle 
• A rhombus 
• A parallelogram 
• A circle 

A flowchart needs to represent the a situation where for each mark a student is award 'Pass' or 'Fail'...the system will consider the mark and if it's 50 or over award 'Pass', else it awards 'Fail'. This is an example of which of the algorithm constructs?                                    

• Decision 
• Loop 
• Sequence 
• All of the above