29-05-2017, 10:11 AM
Algorithms and flowcharts are two different tools used to create new programs, especially in computer programming. An algorithm is a step-by-step analysis of the process, while a flowchart explains the steps of a program in a graphical way.
Definition of Algorithm
To write a logical step-by-step method to solve the problem is called algorithm, in other words, an algorithm is a procedure to solve problems. To solve a mathematical or computer problem, this is the first step in the procedure. An algorithm includes calculations, reasoning, and data processing. The algorithms can be presented by natural languages, pseudo-code and flow diagrams, etc ...
Flowcharts are used to design and document simple processes or programs. Like other types of diagrams, they help visualize what is going on and, therefore, help you understand a process, and may also find flaws, bottlenecks, and other less obvious features within it. There are many different types of flowcharts, and each type has its own repertoire of boxes and notation conventions. The two most common types of boxes in a flow chart are:
• a processing step, usually called an activity, which is called a rectangular box
• a decision, usually denoted as a diamond.
A flowchart is described as "cross-functional" when the page is divided into different channels that describe the control of different organizational units. A symbol that appears in a particular "lane" is within the control of that organizational unit. This technique allows the author to locate the responsibility to perform an action or to make a decision correctly, showing the responsibility of each organizational unit for different parts of a single process.
Flowcharts represent certain aspects of the processes and are generally complemented by other types of diagrams. For example, Kaoru Ishikawa defined the flowchart as one of the seven basic quality control tools, along with the histogram, the Pareto diagram, the check sheet, the control diagram, the cause and effect diagram, and the diagram Of dispersion. Similarly, in UML, a standard notation of concept modeling used in software development, the activity diagram, which is a type of flow diagram, is just one of many different types of diagrams.
Nassi-Shneiderman diagrams and Drakon diagrams are an alternative notation for process flow.
Common alternative names include: flow chart, process flow chart, functional flow diagram, process map, process diagram, functional process diagram, business process model, process model, process flow diagram, diagram Workflow, business flow diagram. The terms "flowchart" and "flowchart" are used interchangeably.
The underlying graph structure of a flowchart is a flowchart, which abstracts the types of missing nodes, their contents, and other auxiliary information.
