ZIMSEC O-Level Computer Science
8.29Form 3: Flowcharts, pseudocode, top-down design; interpreting and testing algorithms
Form 3: Flowcharts, pseudocode, top-down design; interpreting and testing algorithms in ZIMSEC O-Level Computer Science: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 8.29.1Design flowcharts and construct pseudocode.
- 8.29.2Use a top-down approach to break a problem into sub-problems.
- 8.29.3Use trace tables to dry-run algorithms.
- 8.29.4Correct errors in an algorithm.
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Flowcharts: symbols, selection and loops
45 min
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Problem decomposition and the program development life cycle
40 min
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Trace tables and dry runs
45 min
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