Students' Guide to Program Design

✍ Scribed by Lesley Anne Robertson (Auth.)

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 185
• Series: The students' guide series
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Existing programming texts that use specific languages (PASCAL, BASIC etc) usually gloss over the important step of designing a solution to a given problem. This book tackles program design by using structured programming techniques and pseudocode to develop a solution algorithm. The pseudocode used in the book has been chosen for its closeness to written English and to the syntax of most programming languages. The book begins with a basic explanation of structured programming techniques, top-down development and modular design. Then, concept by concept, the student is introduced to the syntax of pseudocode; methods of defining the problem; the application of basic control structures in the development of the solution algorithm; desk checking techniques; hierarchy charts; and module design considerations. Examples and problems are given throughout

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Page i
Dedication, Page ii
Copyright, Page ii
PREFACE, Pages vii-viii
CHAPTER 1 - PROGRAM DESIGN, Pages 1-7
CHAPTER 2 - PSEUDOCODE AND NASSI–SCHNEIDERMAN DIAGRAMS, Pages 8-17
CHAPTER 3 - DEVELOPING AN ALGORITHM, Pages 18-34
CHAPTER 4 - SELECTION CONTROL STRUCTURES, Pages 35-55
CHAPTER 5 - REPETITION CONTROL STRUCTURES, Pages 56-77
CHAPTER 6 - PSEUDOCODE ALGORITHMS USING SEQUENCE, SELECTION AND REPETITION, Pages 78-93
CHAPTER 7 - MODULARIZATION, Pages 94-113
CHAPTER 8 - MODULE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, Pages 114-134
CHAPTER 9 - GENERAL PSEUDOCODE ALGORITHMS TO COMMON BUSINESS PROBLEMS, Pages 135-164
CHAPTER 10 - CONCLUSION, Pages 165-168
APPENDIX, Pages 169-174
GLOSSARY, Pages 175-176
INDEX, Pages 177-180