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Flowchart Elements

A flowchart uses simple geometric shapes and arrows to depict the logical steps and data flow of a program. Common symbols include rectangles for processes, circles for start/stop, parallelograms for input/output, diamonds for decisions, and arrows to show relationships between shapes. Flowcharts should have a single start and stop, on-page connectors numbered, off-page connectors lettered, and a general top-to-bottom or left-to-right flow.

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Flowchart Elements

A flowchart uses simple geometric shapes and arrows to depict the logical steps and data flow of a program. Common symbols include rectangles for processes, circles for start/stop, parallelograms for input/output, diamonds for decisions, and arrows to show relationships between shapes. Flowcharts should have a single start and stop, on-page connectors numbered, off-page connectors lettered, and a general top-to-bottom or left-to-right flow.

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Flowchart is a diagrammatic representation of sequence of logical steps of a program.

Flowcharts use simple geometric shapes to depict processes and arrows to show relationships
and process/data flow.

Here is a chart for some of the common symbols used in drawing flowcharts.

Symbol Symbol Name Purpose

Used at the beginning and end of the algorithm to show


Start/Stop
start and end of the program.

Indicates processes like mathematical operations.


Process

Input/ Output Used for denoting program inputs and outputs.

Stands for decision statements in a program, where


answer is usually Yes or No.
Decision

Shows relationships between different shapes.


Arrow

Connects two or more parts of a flowchart, which are


On-page Connector on the same page.

Connects two parts of a flowchart which are spread


Off-page Connector over different pages.
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These are some points to keep in mind while developing a flowchart −

Flowchart can have only one start and one stop symbol

On-page connectors are referenced using numbers

Off-page connectors are referenced using alphabets

General flow of processes is top to bottom or left to right

Arrows should not cross each other

Here is the flowchart for going to the market to purchase a pen.

Here is a flowchart to calculate the average of two numbers.

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