You'll find a good definition of pseudocode by searching for "pseudocode" at online glossary sites, such as PC Webopaedia (www.webopaedia.com) or WhatIs? (www.whatis.com). You'll find out how to use pseudocode to express program control structures at www.algonquinc.on.ca/algweb/academic/ computerstudies/8110/97w/alleni/slides/index.htm (scroll down to Algonquin Pseudocode Basics). (The web page at jeffconet.jeffco.k12.co.us/online_ed/cpp/nested.html is no longer available). To find some examples of pseudocode, use a search engine, such as www.msn.com, to search for "pseudocode."
In addition to using the search term "flowchart" at your favorite Web-based dictionary site or search engine, you can explore some flowcharting tools by connecting to PC Magazine Online at www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/flow/_open.htm. You can download a trial version of SmartDraw from www.smartdraw.com, RFFlow from www.rff.com, or Micrografx FlowCharter from www.micrografx.com/flowcharter. The SmartDraw site also includes a variety of flowchart examples and a flowcharting tutorial.
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