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1.1 Algorithms and IPO Diagrams

The document discusses different ways to represent algorithms, including flowcharts, pseudocode, and programming languages. It also explains what an IPO (Input-Process-Output) diagram is and provides examples. An IPO diagram identifies the inputs, processes, and outputs required to solve a problem. Inputs are the data needed, processes are the steps, and outputs are the results. For instance, calculating the area of a triangle requires inputs of the base and height, the process of multiplying them and dividing by 2, and outputs the area.

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1.1 Algorithms and IPO Diagrams

The document discusses different ways to represent algorithms, including flowcharts, pseudocode, and programming languages. It also explains what an IPO (Input-Process-Output) diagram is and provides examples. An IPO diagram identifies the inputs, processes, and outputs required to solve a problem. Inputs are the data needed, processes are the steps, and outputs are the results. For instance, calculating the area of a triangle requires inputs of the base and height, the process of multiplying them and dividing by 2, and outputs the area.

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Algorithms and IPO diagrams

Ways to represent an algorithm:


Flowcharts
Pseudocode
Python programming language
What is an algorithm?

It is a set of steps, procedures or actions


that allow us to achieve a result or solve
a problem.
Ways to represent an algorithm
Ways to represent an algorithm
Natural language: is the language spoken and / or
written by human beings for general
communication purposes.
Example: Given two numbers obtain the sum of them:

1. I ask for the two numbers: number1 and number2.

2. Then I add the two number.

3. I show the result I got from the sum.


Ways to represent an algorithm
Pseudocode: is the description of an algorithm that resembles a
programming language, but with some natural language
conventions. In pseudocode, the algorithm steps are numbered so
that one action is performed per row. Example: Given two numbers
obtain the sum of them.

1. Algorithm SumTwoNumbers (start)


2. Write "give me the first number"
3. Read A (input)
4. Write "give me the second number"
5. Read B (input)
6. Result 🡨 A+B (allocation Sum A plus B)
7. Escribir "La suma es: ",Resultado (output)
8. End Algorithm (ends)
Ways to represent an algorithm

Flowchart: it is the graphic


representation of an
algorithm; use symbols or
blocks connected with
arrows to indicate the
sequence of instructions.
Ways to represent an algorithm

Programming language: it is
a language that can be used to
control the behavior of a
computer; each language
establishes its syntax rules for
creating the programs that
will give the instructions to
the computer.
IPO Diagram
When designing an algorithm, it is important to previously
identify:

Inputs Processes Outputs


IPO Diagrams

Inputs Identify the variables that are required to solve the


algorithm, the data that needs to be requested.

Processes Are the actions required to find the solution to the


problem posed.

Outputs It is the result of the solution to the problem.


IPO Diagrams
Example 1: Prepare a strawberry smoothie.
Inputs Processes Outputs

Blender Blend the


Strawberries Strawberry
strawberries,
Milk smoothie
milk and
Sugar sugar
Example:

A student wants to
know the area of a
triangle from the
base and height
IPO Diagrams

Calculate the area of a triangle.


Inputs Processes Outputs

b (base) A=(b*h)/2
h (height) A (area)
Flowchart:
Pseudocode:
Python Programming Language:

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