Algorithm

A well defined step by step solution or a series of instructions to solve a problem is called...

• Algorithm

• Solution

• Pseudocode

• Flowchart

An Algorithm Must contain

• output

• Input

• User Instruction

• process

• Shapes

What is Pseudocode

• A semiformal, English-like language with limited vocabulary that can be used to design and describe algorithms.

• A formal language that is specifically used to write program.

• A graph used to depict or show a step by step solution using symbols which represent a task.

• A series of steps or statements that are executed in the order they are written in an algorithm.

What is the difference between a flowchart and pseudocode? 

• A flowchart is diagrammatic while 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 while pseudocode is a textual description of an algorithm 

• A flowchart and pseudocode are the same thing 

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 an algorithm consisting of geometrical shapes that are connected by flow lines

What is the symbol for a decision in a flowchart?

• A parallelogram

• A diamond

• A circle

• a rectangle

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

• A diamond

• A rectangle

• A parallelogram

• A circle

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

What symbol is this?

• START

• oval

• begin the flowchart

• circle

What shape is this?

• START

• oval

• begin the flowchart

• circle