In addition, the flowchart has two more symbols to indicate the beginning and the end of the program
as per Fig. 1.19. The standard terminator symbol is racetrack.
Begin
I
Accept
number
x
Calculate square
of the number
Display
number
End
Begin
1) Accept number
2) Calculate square of
the number
3) Display number
-End
Fig. 1.19Pseudocode and flowchart of a program
1.8 SEQUENCE AND SELECTION
The steps in an algorithm can be divided into three categories.
1) Sequence: The steps described in the algorithm are performed successively one by one without
skipping any step. The sequence of steps defined in the ...
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