Pseudocode: a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.
Also called symbolic code
Machine Language: a coding system built into the hardware of a computer, requiring no translation before being run
High Level Computer Language: a problem-oriented programming language, as COBOL, FORTRAN, or PL/1, that uses English-like statements and symbols to create sequences of computer instructions and identify memory locations, rather than the machine-specific individual instruction codes and numerical addresses employed by machine language
Flowchart: Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
Sequence: order of succession; something that follows
Selection: an aggregate of things displayed for choice, purchase, use, etc.; a group from which a choice may be made. an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
Repetition: the act of repeating; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.
1. Opening a door and entering a room
Walk towards the door, from the direction you are in
Reach out with one hand that is closest to the door handle
Grab the door handle
Whilst grabbing the handle turn it in a clockwise movement until door opens
Step into the room, stepping two steps forward
2. Negotiating traffic lights as you drive down a street
Drive towards destination
If the traffic is red stop
If the traffic light is green go
If the traffic is yellow slow down
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