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Section 3 of 8

Practice

15 questions

Recall

8 flashcards

Flowchart Symbols Reference

Flowchart symbols reference diagram showing all standard flowchart shapes: oval/terminator for Start and End, parallelogram for Input and Output, rectangle for Process or Calculation, diamond for Decision (Yes/No branch), and arrows showing flow direction, with example text in each shape

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Drawing Your AlgorithmFlowchart SymbolsVideo LessonFlowchart Symbol Reference & Example

Practice Questions for Pseudocode & Flowcharts

Which flowchart symbol is used to represent a decision?

  • A. Rectangle
  • B. Diamond
  • C. Oval
  • D. Parallelogram
1 markfoundation

Describe three features that should be present in well-written pseudocode for a counting loop.

3 marksstandard

Quick Recall Flashcards

What is a trace table?
Table to track variable values during execution
What shape is used for Start/End?
Oval (terminator)

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