Hello my friends in Stemsocial, You know, there are way provided for problem solving of which some are; Alogorithm and Flowchart and I'm here today to talk about Flowcharts.

First of All, what's a flowchart.
It's a type of diagram that represent an alogorithm or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds and their order by connecting arrows.

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Flowcharts Symbols And Their Uses

Terminal Symbols :
It is an oval symbol which represents the beginning and end of a flowchart. They can be annoted by the verbs START, STOP, END etc

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Input Symbol:
It'sa parallelogram symbol which identifies the logical positions of all input and output operations in a flowchart. The terms used are; Read, Print, Input, Output.

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Process Symbol:
It is rectangular and represent computation, movement of data as the name implies.

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Decision Symbol:
It is diamond shaped denoting where the performance of logical operation where 2 or more data items are compared.

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Annotation symbol:
It is used to add descriptive or explanatory comments to a flowchart. These comments do not affect processing but clarify a particular point in the flowchart.

Predefined Symbol:
This symbol is used for one or more named operation in amother set of flowchart.

Connect Symbol:
It is used to serve links arranged in different pages of a flowchart that spreads over more than one page.

Arrows Symbols
It indicates the direction of the process or data.

Importance of Flowcharts

• It provides a breakdown of the essential steps to solving problem
• It helps to identify essential steps and simultaneously offer the bigger picture of the process.

Uses Of Flowchart

• To develop understanding of how a process is done
• To study a process for improvement
• To communicate to others how a process is done
• When better communications is needed between people involved with the same process
• To document a process

Alright guy's, that's all for flowchart.
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Reference

https://asq.org/quality-resources/flowchart

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture-online/case-studies/2021/jun/what-significance-flowchart