PLTW AC- Flowcharts

What is the purpose of a diamond in a flowchart?

• Process
• Input / Output
• Sub-process
• Decision

What is the purpose of a rectangle within a flowchart?

• Process

• Input / Output
• Decision
• Start / Stop

A diagram that represents a set of instructions is called:

• Flow Chart

• Pseudocode

• Shapes

A simple way of describing a set of instructions that does not have to use specific syntax is called:

• Flow Chart

• Pseudocode

• Shapes

Data sent from a Computer is called

• Input

• Output

• Process

An instruction or a command in a flowchart is called:

• Input

• Process

• Output

Which rows in the program are inputs?

• Row 1

• Row 2

• Row 3

• Row 4

• Row 5

Which row in the program is an output?

• Row 1

• Row 2

• Row 3

• Row 4

• Row 6

Keep repeating a part of a flowchart with this construct

• loop

• algorithm

• document

• diamond

This flowchart has a major flaw. It is

• Not using diamonds for decisions

• Asking too many questions

• Being illegible for horses

• Helping people who think they are horses realise they are not