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Flow Charts WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY DO WE USE THEM?

Flow Charts WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY DO WE USE THEM?

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Flow Chart Symbols TO UNDERSTAND WHAT FLOW CHARTS ARE. HOW TO DRAW FLOW CHARTS TO AID THE CREATION OF MY COMPUTER PROGRAMS. Flow charts use a standard set of shapes to define different actions.

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Page 1: Flow Charts WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY DO WE USE THEM?

Flow ChartsWHAT ARE THEY AND WHY DO WE USE THEM?

Page 2: Flow Charts WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY DO WE USE THEM?

What is a Flow Chart?

TO UNDERSTAND WHAT FLOW CHARTS ARE.HOW TO DRAW FLOW CHARTS TO AID THE CREATION OF MY COMPUTER PROGRAMS.

WALT

A flow chart is a way of visualising the flow of data It can be used to show the sequence in which something works It can be used for anything from making a cup of tea to an advanced computer database

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Flow Chart Symbols

TO UNDERSTAND WHAT FLOW CHARTS ARE.HOW TO DRAW FLOW CHARTS TO AID THE CREATION OF MY COMPUTER PROGRAMS.

WALT

Flow charts use a standard set of shapes to define different actions.

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A simple example

TO UNDERSTAND WHAT FLOW CHARTS ARE.HOW TO DRAW FLOW CHARTS TO AID THE CREATION OF MY COMPUTER PROGRAMS.

WALT

The following flow chart shows what?

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Why Bother with flow charts?

TO UNDERSTAND WHAT FLOW CHARTS ARE.HOW TO DRAW FLOW CHARTS TO AID THE CREATION OF MY COMPUTER PROGRAMS.

WALT

Plan a new project Design something for someone else to see Visualise and troubleshoot Mapping computer algorithms

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Your Task

TO UNDERSTAND WHAT FLOW CHARTS ARE.HOW TO DRAW FLOW CHARTS TO AID THE CREATION OF MY COMPUTER PROGRAMS.

WALT

Follow the work sheets about Flow Charts

Extension Task: carry on with Computer Circles