Problem Solving - IPO Charts
- Due Mar 3 by 11:59pm
- Points 20
- Submitting a text entry box or a file upload
- Available after Feb 24 at 1pm
- Explain two major phases in Problem Solving. [2 marks]
- What do the letters I, P and O refer to in an IPO chart? [1 mark]
- Explain the purpose of an IPO Chart. [2 marks]
- Show the correct order when solving a problem: [5 marks]
- Select solution
- Design algorithm
- Define problem
- Test algorithm
- Propose solutions
- A man runs a holiday club, Everyone in the club pays a monthly fee and the proceeds are used to send the whole group on a holiday once a year. The man wants to write a computer program to tell him how much money has been saved and to print a warning if anyone is late with their payment.
- Name at least two pieces of information that he needs to input each month. [2 marks]
- Name an item of information he needs to store from month to month. [1 mark]
- Describe a calculation that needs to be carried out. [1 mark]
- Other than the name of anyone who is late with payment, name one other piece of information that would be useful to output from the system. [1 mark]
- Using the IPO Chart system (as seen below) create an IPO Chart for the man's program where every member pays $15 every month for 5 months. [5 marks]
Input | Processing | Output |