Friday, March 3, 2017

Flowchart - Advantages and Disadvantages

Some of the important advantages and disadvantages related to the Flowchart are given below:

Flowchart Advantages
  • Flowcharts are easier to understand compare to Algorithms and Pseudo code.
  • It helps us to understand Logic of given problem.
  • It is very easy to draw flowchart in any word processing software like MS Word.
  • Using only very few symbol, complex problem can be represented in flowchart.
  • Software like RAPTOR can be used to check correctness of flowchart drawn in computers.
  • Flowcharts are one of the good way of documenting programs.
  • It helps us in debugging process. 
Flowchart Disadvantages
  • Manual tracing is needed to check correctness of flowchart drawn on paper.
  • Simple modification in problem logic may leads to complete redraw of flowchart.
  • Showing many branches and looping in flowchart is difficult.
  • In case of complex program/algorithm, flowchart becomes very complex and clumsy.
  • Modification of flowchart is sometimes time consuming.


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