Students' guide to program design / Lesley Anne Robertson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robertson, Lesley Anne, author.

Series:

The Newnes informatics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer programming.

Computer programming--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : BH, 1992.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Students' Guide to Program Design is a textbook on program design. This textbook approaches program design by using structures programming techniques and pseudocode to develop a solution algorithm. <br>Divided into 10 chapters, the book begins with a basic explanation of structured programming techniques, top-down development, and modular design. This discussion is followed by detailed concepts of 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 mo

Contents:

Front Cover; Students' Guide to Program Design; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Program design; 1.1 Steps in program development; 1.2 Structured programming; 1.3 An introduction to algorithms and pseudocode; 1.4 Chapter summary; Chapter 2. Pseudocode and Nassi-Schneiderman diagrams; 2.1 How to write pseudocode; 2.2 The Structure Theorem; 2.3 Chapter summary; Chapter 3. Developing an algorithm; 3.1 Defining the problem; 3.2 Designing a solution algorithm; 3.3 Checking the solution algorithm; 3.4 Chapter summary; 3.5 Programming problems

Chapter 4. Selection control structures4.1 The selection control structure; 4.2 Programming examples using selection; 4.3 The case structure; 4.4 Chapter summary; 4.5 Programming problems; Chapter 5. Repetition control structures; 5.1 Repetition using the DOWHILE structure; 5.2 Repetition using the REPEAT..UNTIL structure; 5.3 Counted repetition constructs; 5.4 Chapter summary; 5.5 Programming problems; Chapter 6. Pseudocode algorithms using sequence, selection and repetition; 6.1 Eight solution algorithms; 6.2 Chapter summary; 6.3 Programming problems; Chapter 7. Modularization

7.1 Modularization7.2 Hierarchy charts or structure charts; 7.3 Steps in modularization; 7.4 Programming examples using modules; 7.5 Chapter summary; 7.6 Programming problems; Chapter 8. Module design considerations; 8.1 Module cohesion; 8.2 Inter-module communication; 8.3 Using parameters in program design; 8.4 Module coupling; 8.5 Chapter summary; 8.6 Programming problems; Chapter 9. General pseudocode algorithms to common business problems; 9.1 Program structure; 9.2 Report generation with page break; 9.3 Single-level control break; 9.4 Multiple-level control break

9.5 Sequential file update9.6 Array processing; 9.7 Chapter summary; 9.8 Programming problems; Chapter 10. Conclusion; 10.1 Simple program design; 10.2 Chapter summary; Appendix; Glossary

Notes:

"Newnes An imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd"--T.p. verso.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 8, 2015).

ISBN:

9781483141442

1483141446

OCLC:

897508652