Year 7 - Flowol Lesson 1

What is the name of this symbol in a flowchart?

• Input
• Output
• Decision/Question
• Process

What is the name of the RECTANGLE symbol in a flowchart?

• Start/Stop
• Input/Output
• Process
• Decision

Define the term 'algorithm'

• A sequence of steps
• A sequence of instructions used by a computer
• A sequence of instructions used to perform tasks 
• A sequence of instructions

Which symbol represents a DELAY in flowol?

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Look at the flowol mimic - which instruction is missing to turn the zebra crossing light on?

• TURN Light ON

• TURN Output ON

• Light turns ON

• Output turns ON

Look at the incomplete flowchart - what needs to happen so that the light flashes repeatedly?

• the last symbol (Delay 5) should connect back to the START

• the first symbol should connect back to the START

Look at the flowchart given for the zebra crossing - the light does not flash fast enough....What can we do to make the light flash every second?

• change the delay

• remove the delay

• increase the delay time

• decrease the delay time

Look at the flowchart given for the zebra crossing - the light does not flash fast enough....what should the delay time be so that it flashes every 1 second?

• Delay 1

• Delay 1 second

• delay 1

• delay 1 second

Fill in the missing word in the sentence - if we want to output something in flowol we use the __________ symbol (choose from rectangle, parallelogram, diamond, oval)

How will the traffic lights look like after 1 second?

• RED ON AMBER OFF GREEN ON
• RED OFF AMBER OFF GREEN ON
• RED OFF AMBER OFF GREEN OFF
• RED OFF AMBER ON GREEN ON