Pseudocode

Common pseudocode terms

 1.1 counting

Counting in 1s is quite simple;  use of the statement  count = count + 1 will
enable counting to be done (e.g. in controlling a  repeat loop).  The statement
literally means: the (new) count = the (old) count + 1

It is possible to count in any increments just by altering the numerical value in
the statement (e.g. count = count – 1 counts backwards)

 1.2 totalling

To add up a series numbers the following type of statement should be used:

total = total + number

This literally means (new) total = (old) total + value of number

 1.3 input/output

Input and output indicated by the use of the terms input number, output total, print total, print “result is” x and so on.

 1.4 branching

There are two common ways of branching:

  case of ….. otherwise …… endcase
 
 if ….. then ….. else ….. endif