Monday, October 19, 2009

Computers never do what you want them to do; they only do what tou tell them to do.

STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Definitions of the following;
- Algorithms: a set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps, as for a finding the greatest common divisor.
- Pseudocode: a detailed and readable description of what a computer program or algorithm must do. It is used as a detailed step in the process of developing a program.
- Machine Language: a coding system built into the hardware of a computer, requiring no translation before being run.
- High Level Computer Language:
:-High Level: based on a vocabulary of English-like statements for writing a program code rather than the more abstract instructions typical of assembly language or machine language.
:- Computer Language: a programming language, as BASIC, COBOL, or FORTRAN, devised for communicating instructions to a computer.
- Flow Chart: a schematic representation of a sequence of operations, as in a manufacturing process or a compter program. Also called a flow diagram, flow sheet.

Flow Chart Symbols used for:
- Beginning and Ending a set of instructions:
they are represented as "lozenges", oval or rounded rectangles, usually containing the word 'Start' or 'End', or another phrase signalling the start or end of a process, such as "submit enquiry" or "recieve product".

- Decision Making:



References:
- http://dictionary.reference.com/
- http://edrawsoft.com/flowchart-symbols/php

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