*Flowchart - A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents an algorithm, workflow or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting them with arrows.
Example -Let us take the example of taking admission in B.tech.
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These flowcharts play a vital role in the programming of a problem and are quite
helpful in understanding the logic of complicated and lengthy problems. Once the
flowchart is drawn, it becomes easy to write the program in any high level
language.
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Flowcharts are usually drawn using some standard symbol :-
->The following are some guidelines in flowcharting:
- In drawing a proper flowchart, all necessary requirements
should be listed out in logical order.
- The flowchart should be clear, neat and easy to follow. There
should not be any room for ambiguity in understanding the flowchart.
- The usual direction of the flow of a procedure or system is from left to right or top to bottom.
- Only one flow line should come out from a process symbol.
- Only one flow line should enter a decision symbol, but two or three flow lines, one for each possible answer, should leave the decision symbol.
- Only one flow line is used in conjunction with terminal symbol.
- Ensure that the flowchart has a logical start and finish.
- It is useful to test the validity of the flowchart by passing through it with a simple test data.
