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Worksheet time: 13mins
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.
A flowchart is diagrammatic while pseudocode is written in a programming language (eg. Pascal or Java)
A flowchart is a diagrammatic description of an algorithm while pseudocode is a textual description of an algorithm
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
What symbol is this?
process
output
Input
parallelogram
What shape is this?
rectangle
slanted box
Input
parallelogram
What shape is this?
Set Ans = calculation
rectangle
Processing
calculation
What symbol is this?
Question?
Decision
diamond
YES
NO
What shape is this?
Question?
Decision
diamond
YES
NO
What symbol is this?
Print Ans
parallelogram
slanted box
Output
rectangle
What shape is this?
Print Ans
parallelogram
slanted box
Output
rectangle
What symbol is this?
arrow
downward arrow
down
direction
What shape is this?
arrow
downward arrow
down
direction
What symbol is this?
Stop
oval
end of flowchart
circle
This is an example of...
Narrative
Flowchart
IPO Chart
diagram
Which symbol is used for a connector in a flowchart?
A parallelogram
A diamond
A circle
A rectangle
