Information and Communication Technology

Flowchart

A flowchart is a pictorial representation of an algorithm. It is often used by programmers as a program planning tool for organizing a sequence of steps necessary to solve a problem by a computer. It uses boxes of different shapes to denote different types of instructions. The actual instructions are written within these boxes using clear and concise statements. These boxes are connected using solid lines having arrow marks to indicate the flow of operation , that is, the exact sequence in which the instructions are to be executed. The process of drawing a flowchart for an algorithm is often referred to as flowcharting.