AQA GCSE Computer Science - 3.2.1 Pseudocode and flowchart

Which symbol is used to represent an input in a flowchart?

• parallelogram
• square
• rectangle
• diamond

Which symbol is used to represent a decision in a flowchart?

• rectangle
• square
• parallelogram
• diamond

Which symbol is used to represent an output in a flowchart

• parallelogram
• arrow
• rectangle
• diamond

Which symbol is used to represent a process in a flowchart?

• rectangle
• arrow
• rhombus
• circle

Which symbol is used to represent the flow of data in a flowchart?

• arrow
• rhombus
• square
• oval

Which symbol is used to represent a terminal in a flowchart?

• rounded rectangle
• circle
• square
• oval

Which of these statements is incorrect?

• Pseudo code is a programming language
• Pseudo code is a simple way of describing an algorithm
• Pseudo code has its own synntax
• Python is not an example of pseudo code

What is pseudo code?

• A way of describing a set of instructions that can be universally understood
• An old-fashioned programming language
• A way of describing an algorithm as a diagram
• None of the above

What is the purpose of a flowchart?

• To show an overview of a program
• To show fine details of a program
• To describe instructions to a human
• To make the program more complicated

In a flowchart, how is the start of an algorithm represented?

• With a terminal box
• With a decision box
• With an input box
• With a process box