System Analysis & Design

What should be considered when designing an algorithm?

• If there is more than one way of solving the problem

• If the correct hardware is being used

• If the correct software is being used

What are the two main ways that algorithms can be designed?

• Images or videos

• By hardware or software

• In pseudocode or as a flowchart

What is pseudocode?

• A specific programming language that all computers use

• A way of describing a set of instructions in text form

• A diagrammatic representation of a set of instructions

What is a flowchart?

• A flowchart is a text-based way of designing an algorithm

• A flowchart is a specific programming language

• A flowchart is a diagram that represents a set of instructions

What is the symbol for a decision in a flowchart?

• A parallelogram

• A circle

• A diamond

Which of these is the correct symbol for a process in a flowchart?

• A diamond

• A parallelogram

• A rectangle

How are symbols connected together in a flowchart?

• Symbols do not get connected together in a flowchart

• With lines and an arrow to show the direction of flow

• By numbers

Which symbol is used for input and output in a flowchart?

• A parallelogram

• A diamond

• A circle

How would a condition loop be created when writing pseudocode?

• With a WHILE loop or a REPEAT-UNTIL loop

• With a FOR loop

• With a WHILE loop

When can algorithms be used?

• Only with computers

• To design a solution to any problem

• For programming