Flowchart Basics

1. What is a flowchart?

Flowchart is a way of visually presenting the flow of data through an information processing systems, the operations performed within the system and the order in which they are performed.



2. Describe the basic flowchart symbols for;

3. With the decision making symbol (diamond) and the process symbol (rectangle), what are the rules for how many lines may enter and leave the symbol?
The rules for the decision making symbol are that only one flow line should enter a decision symbol, but then two or three flow lines-one for each answer should leave the decision symbol. The rule for the process symbol is that only one flow line should out from it.
 

4. Study the sample flowcharts then create a flowchart for a coin toss where heads means Mary pays for the pizza and Tales means Bill pays.