Algorithm Flashcards
a step-by-step procedure to solve problems.
Algorithm
a description of an algorithm or a computer program using natural language.
Pseudocode
Serves as a programs blueprint during the program development process
Flowchart
Also a description of an algorithm or a computer program
Flowchart
Types of symbol
Terminator
Process
Decision
Input/output
Arrow
Off-page connector
Signifies the beginning or the end of a program
Terminator
Denotes a process to be done like addition or assignment of a variable
Process
Indicates when a decision needs to be made like a yes or no
Decision
Signifies data input or output
Input or output operation
Indicates the logic flows direction
Arrow
Use to connect flowchart that exceed a single page
On-page connector
Set of hyperlinks between two pages of a flowchart or between a sub-process shape
Off-page connector
description of a specific data that can be stored in a variable, the amount of memory the item occupies, and the operations it can be performed.
Data type
can only contain two values, true or false, Yes or no or on and off is also possible.
Boolean
data type to be used if you want to store binary data. It is an unsigned type that cannot contain negative values.
Byte