Flowcharts for visualizing logic in Intro to Computing - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to start a flowchart with the correct symbol.

Intro to Computing

Start with a [1] symbol to begin the flowchart.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aparallelogram

Brectangle

Cdiamond

Doval

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a rectangle which is for processes.

Using a diamond which is for decisions.

The oval shape is used to represent the start or end of a flowchart, like turning on a machine.

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medium

Complete the code to represent a decision point in a flowchart.

Intro to Computing

Use a [1] shape to show a question or decision in the flowchart.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Adiamond

Brectangle

Coval

Dcircle

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a rectangle which is for processes.

Using an oval which is for start/end.

The diamond shape is used to represent decisions or questions that lead to different paths, like asking "Is it raining?".

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hard

Fix the error in the flowchart symbol for a process step.

Intro to Computing

A process step should be shown with a [1] shape, not a diamond.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Arectangle

Boval

Ccircle

Dtriangle

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using diamond which is for decisions.

Using oval which is for start/end.

The rectangle shape represents a process or action step, like "Mix ingredients" in a recipe.

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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the flowchart code for input and output steps.

Intro to Computing

Use a [1] shape for input and a [2] shape for output in a flowchart.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aparallelogram

Brectangle

Coval

Ddiamond

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using rectangle for input/output which is for processes.

Using diamond which is for decisions.

The parallelogram shape is used for both input and output steps, like "Enter name" or "Display result".

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a simple flowchart code snippet for checking if a number is positive.

Intro to Computing

Start with [1], then use [2] to ask if number > 0, finally [3] to end.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aoval

Bdiamond

Drectangle

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using rectangle for start or end.

Using oval for decision.

The flowchart starts with an oval (start), uses a diamond for the decision "Is number > 0?", and ends with an oval (end).