1. Its structure and the kind of information it gives.

2. Structuring a flow chart Flow charts are designed to be simple and easy to follow. They are generally constructed using shapes and arrows. CFF.com a professional flowcharting site, breaks the flowchart down into four basic shapes; terminal, rectangle, decision, and circle, each representing something different.

3. Shapes The terminal shape is used to begin or end the flow chart The rectangle shape is used to show a process, task, or action The decision shape is used to ask a question The circle shape is used as connector between sections of the flow chart

4. Structure The shapes are connected using lines with arrows. When lines cross, ignore the perpendicular line.

5. Put them together

6. Information Provides a lot of information in a very simple form. Flow charts most commonly present a set of directions that are easy to follow. StartDo Homework

7. Works Cited RFF Electronics. RFFlow http://www.rff.com/flowchart_shapes.htm