C HA P T E R 2 :

FLOW C H A R T S
F UNDA MENTALS AND
ER
CMPE 20012: COMPUT
PROGRAMMING
FLOWCHART
- A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE SEQUENCE OF
OPERATIONS IN AN INFORMATION SYSTEM OR PROGRAM
- IT SHOWS THE LOGIC OF AN ALGORITHM
- EMPHASISES INDIVIDUAL STEPS AND THEIR
INTERCONNECTION.
BASIC FLOWCHART SYMBOLS
SHAPES DEFINITIO
N
DENOTES THE BEGINNING AND
END OF THE PROGRAM

DENOTES AN INPUT AND

OUTPUT OPERATION

DENOTES A PROCESS TO BE
CARRIED OUT.
BASIC FLOWCHART SYMBOLS
SHAPES DEFINITIO
N
DENOTES THE DECISION TO BE MADE.
THE PROGRAM MUST CHOOSE ALONG
ONE OF THE TWO ROUTES.

DENOTES A DIRECTION OF
LOGIC FLOW IN THE PROGRAM
TO SHOW A JUMP FROM ONE
POINT TO ANOTHER.
CONNECTORS ARE USUALLY
LABELED W/ CAPITAL LETTERS
TO SHOW JUMP POINTS.
EXAMPLE 1
DRAW A FLOWCHART THAT WILL CALCULATE THE AREA OF THE
TRIANGLE.
EXAMPLE 2
CREATE A FLOWCHART THAT WILL DETERMINE IF THE GRADE IS
PASS OR FAIL (75% PASSING).
EXAMPLE 3
CONSTRUCT A FLOWCHART THAT USER WILL INPUT 3 NUMBERS
AND THE OUTPUT IS TO DETERMINE THE LARGEST NUMBER.
EXAMPLE 4
THE USER WILL INPUT A POSITIVE INTEGER (N) TO GENERATE THE
FIRST N EVEN NUMBERS. DRAW ITS FLOWCHART.
EXAMPLE 5
CONSTRUCT A FLOWCHART THAT THE USER WILL INPUT
CONTINUOUSLY ANY INTEGER (0 TO TERMINATE) TO DETERMINE
THE TOTAL SUM OF THE INPUTS.