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A Flowchart Is A Diagrammatic Representation of An Algorithm

A flowchart is a diagram that represents an algorithm using common symbols like boxes, circles, and connecting lines. It shows the steps of a process or program through symbols like terminals, input/output, processing, and decision points. Flowcharts can help both write and explain programs by visually mapping out the logic flow.

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A Flowchart Is A Diagrammatic Representation of An Algorithm

A flowchart is a diagram that represents an algorithm using common symbols like boxes, circles, and connecting lines. It shows the steps of a process or program through symbols like terminals, input/output, processing, and decision points. Flowcharts can help both write and explain programs by visually mapping out the logic flow.

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A flowchart is a diagrammatic representation of an algorithm.

A flowchart can be helpful for both writing


programs and explaining the program to others.

Symbols Used In Flowchart


Symbol Purpose Description

Indicates the flow of logic by


Flow line
connecting symbols.

Represents the start and the end of a


Terminal(Stop/Start)
flowchart.
Input/Output Used for input and output operation.

Used for arithmetic operations and


Processing
data-manipulations.

Used for decision making between two


Decision
or more alternatives.

On-page Connector Used to join different flowline


Used to connect the flowchart portion
Off-page Connector
on a different page.

Predefined Represents a group of statements


Process/Function performing one processing task.

Examples of flowcharts in programming

1. Add two numbers entered by the user.


Flow
chart to add two numbers
2. Find the largest among three different numbers entered by the user.

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