H Starter - Software design revision

How should a structured diagram be read?

• Top to bottom then right to left

• Bottom to top then right to left

• Bottom to top then left to right

• Top to bottom then left to right

Which of the following shapes represents a process in a structured diagram?

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Which of the following shapes represents a selection statement in a structured diagram?

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Which software design method allows the designer to define the steps of the main algorithm along with refinements which will roughly translate to the lines of code required at the implementation stage.

The standard algorithm represented by the following structured diagram is a​ (a)  

• linear search
• find maximum
• find minimum
• count occurrence

Answer explanation

In this diagram there is clear use of a flag (found) variable and a separate selection statement at the end to report back an unsuccessful search.