Introduction to

Flowcharting

By Prof.Vasudha Rao
 START

What is a Flowchart? Display message

“How many
hours did you
work?”

• A flowchart is a Read Hours

diagram that depicts Display message

“How much do
the “flow” of a you get paid per
hour?”

program.
Read Pay Rate
• The figure shown here
is a flowchart for the Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.

pay-calculating
Store result in
Gross Pay.

program. Display Gross

Pay

END
Basic Flowchart START
Rounded
Rectangle

Symbols Display message

“How many
hours did you
work?”

• Notice there are three Read Hours

types of symbols in this Display message

“How much do
flowchart: you get paid per
hour?”
Parallelogra
m

– rounded rectangles
Read Pay Rate
– parallelograms
– a rectangle Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Rectangle Store result in
• Each symbol represents Gross Pay.

a different type of Display Gross

Rounded Pay
operation. Rectangle
END
Basic Flowchart START Terminal

Symbols Display message

“How many
hours did you
work?”

• Terminals Read Hours

– represented by rounded Display message

“How much do
rectangles you get paid per
hour?”
– indicate a starting or
ending point Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
START Store result in
Gross Pay.

Display Gross
Pay

END Terminal
END
Basic Flowchart START

Symbols Display message

“How many
hours did you
work?”

• Input/Output Operations Read Hours

– represented by Display message

“How much do
parallelograms you get paid per
Input/Output
Operation
hour?”
– indicate an input or output
operation Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Display message Store result in
Gross Pay.
“How many
Read Hours
hours did you Display Gross
Pay
work?”
END
Basic Flowchart START

Symbols Display message

“How many
hours did you
work?”

• Processes Read Hours

– represented by rectangles Display message

“How much do
– indicates a process such as you get paid per
hour?”
a mathematical
computation or variable Read Pay Rate

assignment
Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Process Store result in
Multiply Hours Gross Pay.
by Pay Rate.
Store result in Display Gross
Pay
Gross Pay.
END
 Stepping Through START
Output
Operation
the Flowchart
Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

Read Hours
How many
hours did
you work?
Display message
“How much do
you get paid per
hour?”

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: Gross Pay.

Hours: ? Display Gross

Pay Rate: ? Pay

Gross Pay: ? END

 Stepping Through START

the Flowchart
Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

How many
Input Read Hours

hours did Operation

you work?
40
(User types Display message
40) “How much do
you get paid per
hour?”

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: Gross Pay.

Hours: 40 Display Gross

Pay Rate: ? Pay

Gross Pay: ? END

 Stepping Through START

the Flowchart
Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

Read Hours
How much
do you get
paid per
Display message
hour?
“How much do
Output you get paid per
Operation hour?”

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: Gross Pay.

Hours: 40
Display Gross
Pay Rate: ? Pay

Gross Pay: ? END

 Stepping Through START

the Flowchart
Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

Read Hours
How much
do you get
paid per
Display message
hour? 20
“How much do
you get paid per
hour?”

Input Read Pay Rate

Operation
(User types Multiply Hours
20) by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: Gross Pay.

Hours: 40
Display Gross
Pay Rate: 20 Pay

Gross Pay: ? END

 Stepping Through START

Display message

the Flowchart “How many

hours did you
work?”

Read Hours
How much
do you get
paid per
Display message
hour?
“How much do
you get paid per
hour?”

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
Process: The by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: product of 40
times 20 is
Gross Pay.

Hours: 40 stored in
Gross Pay Display Gross
Pay Rate: 20 Pay

Gross Pay: 800 END

 Stepping Through START

the Flowchart
Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

Read Hours
Your gross
pay is 800
Display message
“How much do
you get paid per
hour?”

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: Gross Pay.

Hours: 40
Output Display Gross
Pay Rate: 20 Operation Pay

Gross Pay: 800 END

 Four Flowchart Structures
• Sequence
• Decision
• Repetition
• Case
 Sequence Structure
• a series of actions are performed in sequence
• The pay-calculating example was a sequence
flowchart.
 Decision Structure
• One of two possible actions is taken, depending on
a condition.
 Decision Structure
• A new symbol, the diamond, indicates a yes/no question. If
the answer to the question is yes, the flow follows one
path. If the answer is no, the flow follows another path

NO YES
 Repetition Structure
• A repetition structure represents part of the program that
repeats. This type of structure is commonly known as a
loop.
 A Pre-Test Repetition Structure
• This type of structure is known as a pre-test repetition
structure. The condition is tested BEFORE any actions are
performed.

YES
x < y? Display x Add 1 to x
 A Pre-Test Repetition Structure
• In a pre-test repetition structure, if the condition does not
exist, the loop will never begin.

YES
x < y? Display x Add 1 to x
 A Post-Test Repetition Structure
• This flowchart segment shows a post-test
repetition structure.
• The condition is tested AFTER the actions Display x
are performed.
• A post-test repetition structure always Add 1 to x
performs its actions at least once.

YES
x < y?
 Case Structure
• One of several possible actions is taken, depending
on the contents of a variable.
 Case Structure
• The structure below indicates actions to perform
depending on the value in years_employed.

CASE
years_employed

1 2 3 Other

bonus = 100 bonus = 200 bonus = 400 bonus = 800

 Case Structure

If years_employed = 2, If years_employed = 3,
bonus is set to 200 bonus is set to 400
If years_employed = 1, If years_employed is
CASE
bonus is set to 100 years_employed any other value, bonus
is set to 800

1 2 3 Other

bonus = 100 bonus = 200 bonus = 400 bonus = 800

 Connectors
• Sometimes a flowchart will not fit on one
page.
• A connector (represented by a small circle)
allows you to connect two flowchart
segments.

A
 Connectors

•The “A” connector

indicates that the second START A

flowchart segment begins

where the first segment
ends.

END
A
 Modules
• A program module (such as a function in
C++) is represented by a special symbol.
 Modules
START
•The position of the module
symbol indicates the point the Read Input.
module is executed.
•A separate flowchart can be Call calc_pay
function.
constructed for the module.
Display results.

END
 Review
• What do each of the following symbols
represent?

(Answer on next slide)

 Answer
• What do each of the following symbols
represent?
Decision
Terminal

Input/Output
Operation Connector

Process Module
 Review
• Name the four flowchart structures.

(Answer on next slide)

 Answer
• Sequence
• Decision
• Repetition
• Case
 Review
• What type of structure is this?

(Answer on next slide)

 Answer
• Repetition
 Review
• What type of structure is this?

(Answer on next slide)

 Answer
• Sequence
 Review
• What type of structure is this?

(Answer on next slide)

 Answer
• Case
 Review
• What type of structure is this?

(Answer on next slide)

 Answer
• Decision
 Sums for practice…..

• Addition of 3 numbers
• Squares of 2 numbers
• Factorial program
• Accept 3 numbers and display the greater
number
• Sum of first 50 natural numbers
End of Session …..

Thank You !!!