Assignment
Select one of the 3 scenarios listed below.
• A program to calculate the area of a room in order to purchase cans of paint.
• A program to calculate the average number of steps or distance for a runner who is training for a marathon.
• A program to ask the user to enter a store's daily sales, calculate the weekly sales, and display the result.
Write a document that explains the following:
• Describe the task that the program must perform. What questions would you ask a client to get more details on the requirements of the program?
• Describe your algorithm or the required steps that must be taken to perform the task. You should list these step by step and be as detailed and specific as possible. For example, Step 1: Pour water into a pot. Step 2: Put pot on the stove burner. And so on.
• Write your pseudocode. For example:
Declare Integer age
Display "What is your age?"
Input age
Display "The age you entered is:"
Display age
And so on.
• Create a flowchart to depict the steps that take place in a program. You may use any program, such as Microsoft Visio.