This presentation will clear your concepts about what is an algorithm, what is a flowcharts and what kind of difference there is between the two of them.

1. A presentation by
Meerab Fatima
Class 7

2.  Algorithms and flowcharts
are the powerful tools for
learning programming
 Algorithms are mainly
used for mathematical and
computer programs, whilst
flowcharts can be used to
describe all sorts of
processes

3. o An algorithm is a set of
instructions for solving a
problem or accomplishing
a task (it is a step-by-step
analysis of the process)
o An algorithm can include
the instructions for any
kind of process from how
to boil an egg to the
instructions for what your
computer should do next
o An example is given on
the right

4.  A flowchart is similar to an
algorithm and shows the steps
of a process but it is a graphical
representation of it
 A flowchart has many parts and
each has it’s own job
 The oval (terminator)
represents the starting or
ending of a flowchart
 The rectangle
indicates a process taking place
 A diamond
indicates a decision
 A parallelogram
indicates input/output
 Flow arrows
Are arrows which show in what
direction the process is
moving/how it is progressing

5.  Algorithms and flowcharts have the same basic uses
 They both show processes of doing something that
results in an outcome or solving a problem
 The difference is that an algorithm is just a step-by-step
analysis of the process that has instructions written
simply whereas a flowchart is a graphical representation
of the instructions of the processes

6.  A presentation by
Meerab Fatima
7T