Flowchart grade 8 TLE computer hardware servicing

2. FLOWCHART
•It is a diagram that uses
graphic symbols to depict
the nature and flow of the
steps in a process

3. FLOWCHART
•It is commonly used by
systems analysts to
visualize the series of
processes

4. FLOWCHART
•It is a useful tool to design
efficient business system
and to troubleshoot or
improve an existing system

5. ELEMENTS OF A FLOWCHART
• TERMINATOR is represented by a small
rectangle with a curved corners. It
appears at the start and end of a
flowchart
TERMINATOR

6. ELEMENTS OF A FLOWCHART
• PROCESS is represented by a rectangle. It
refers to an action. It can be describe
using single verb-noun phrase
PROCESS

7. ELEMENTS OF A FLOWCHART
• DECISION is represented by a diamond. It
is written in question form and
answerable by YES or NO.
DECISION

8. ELEMENTS OF A FLOWCHART
• ARROW LINE drawn in one direction,
TOP to BOTTOM, LEFT to RIGHT

9. LET’S DO THIS!
HOW TO FORMAT FLASH DRIVE
1. INSERT THE FLASHDRIVE IN THE USB SLOT
2. RIGHT CLICK ON MY COMPUTER
3. OPEN THE DEVICE MANAGER
4. FIND YOUR USB DEVICE UNDER THE DISK DRIVE HEADING
5. RIGHT CLICK THE DRIVE
6. SELECT PROPERTIES
7. CHOOSE POLICIES TAB
8. SELECT OPTIMIZE FOR PERFORMANCE OPTION
9. CLICK OK
10. OPEN MY COMPUTER
11. SELECT FORMAT ON THE FLASH DRIVE
12. CHOOSE NTFS IN THE FILE SYSTEM DROPDOWN BOX
13. CLICK START BUTTON
14. WAIT UNTIL FINISHED

10. FORMATTING
FLASHDRIVE
INSERT FLASHDRIVE
RIGHT CLICK ON MY
COMPUTER
OPEN DEVICE MANAGER
DID
YOU
FIND
YOUR
DEVICE?
RIGHT CLICK THE
DRIVE
SELECT PROPERTIES
CHOOSE PLOCIES
TAB
SELECT OPTIMIZE FOR
PERFORMANCE
SELECT FORMAT ON
FLASH DRIVE
CHOOSE NTFS
DID THE
COMPUTER
FINISHED
FORMATTING
THE
FLASHDRIVE?
UNPLUGGED
THE
FLASHDRIVE
CLICK OK
OPEN MY COMPUTER
CLICK OK
WAIT UNTIL
FINISHED

11. BENEFITS OF USING FLOWCHARTS
1. PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF A
PROCESS
People may have different ideas about how
a process works. A flowchart can help
standardized a procedure by giving an
agreement about the sequence of steps

12. BENEFITS OF USING FLOWCHARTS
2. PROVIDE A TOOL FOR TRAINING EMPLOYEES
Because the way they visually lay out the
sequence of process steps, flowcharts can
be very helpful in training employees to
perform the process according to standard
procedures

13. BENEFITS OF USING FLOWCHARTS
3. IDENTIFY PROBLEM AREAS AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Once you break down the process steps and
diagram them, problem areas become more
visible. It is easy to spot redundant steps and
rework loops

14. FORMATTING
FLASHDRIVE
INSERT
FLASHDRIVE
RIGHT CLICK ON MY
COMPUTER
OPEN DEVICE MANAGER
RIGHT CLICK THE
DRIVE
SELECT PROPERTIES
CHOOSE PLOCIES
TAB
SELECT OPTIMIZE FOR
PERFORMANCE
SELECT FORMAT
ON FLASH DRIVE
CHOOSE NTFS
DID THE
COMPUTER
FINISHED
FORMATTIN
G
THE
FLASHDRIVE?
UNPLUGGED
THE
FLASHDRIVE
CLICK OK
OPEN MY COMPUTER
CLICK OK
WAIT UNTIL
FINISHED
DID THE
COMPUTER
FINISHED
FORMATTIN
G
THE
FLASHDRIVE?