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PRG211 Algorithms and Logic for Computer Programming

Week 1 Discussion

Algorithms

Consider a potential business problem that would require a computer program solution. Discuss how an algorithm might be used to solve a problem that a business may encounter.

Supporting Activity: Additional Discussion Questions

1.  Why is a flowchart useful in developing and documenting software?

2.  Why is the interactive Visual Logic flowchart program more useful than a manually drawn flowchart?

3.  Is a flowchart more valuable in documenting the logic of a program than just the coded instructions in the programming language? Explain your answer.

4.  What are the similarities and differences between procedures and objects?

5.  What is an example of software that would be best implemented in procedural programming?

6.  What is an example of software that would be best implemented in object- oriented programming?