Analytics Programming

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of using flowcharts to represent solutions to programming problems?

Answer 1

To visually represent the logical flow of the program.

Question 2

When creating pseudocode for a programming task, what should be the focus?

Answer 2

Overall logic and structure of the program

Question 3

Which are the essential elements represented in flowcharts?

Answer 3

Input/output, process/action, decision, start/end

Question 4

What are the seven best practices for a flowchart?

Answer 4

1. Start each task description with action verbs
2. Be concise
3. Add hyperlinks
4. Organize from left to right and top to bottom
5. Use the same swimlanes from page to page
6. Adjust for readability
7. Maintain open space

Question 5

Flowchart terminal

Answer 5

The terminal is an oval that indicates the beginning and end of a program. It usually contains the words Start or End.

Question 6

Flowchart flowline

Answer 6

The flowline is a line from one symbol pointing towards another to show the process’s order of operation. This displays the flow of execution in a program.

Question 7

Flowchart Input/Output

Answer 7

Input/output is represented by a rhomboid and indicates the input or output of data. This is similar to setting a value to a variable.

Question 8

Flowchart Process

Answer 8

A process, represented by a rectangle, is an operation that manipulates data. Think of this as changing the value of a number-based variable using an operator such as +.

Question 9

Flowchart Decision

Answer 9

Decisions are represented by a rhombus and show a conditional operation that will determine which path a program should take. This is similar to conditional statements which control the flow of execution in a program.