Question

For Cpp programming.

Discuss, in detail, the usefulness of utilizing pseudocode in program development. Be sure to emphasize the importance of syntactic and semantic errors

Answer 1

Pseudocode:

The informal language to develop an algorithm used by the programmer is known as pseudocode. This describes the text-based step by step solution to the given problem that is intended for human reading.

The usefulness of utilizing pseudocode in program development:

The pseudocode has the description of the solution or logic that can be understood very easily and this is not language-dependent. A programmer or developer that has knowledge of any programming language can understand the pseudocode.

If we think to write the source code in a programming language without pseudocode then it will take so much time. In pseudocode, we write about which type of loops, how many variables, and conditional statements, etc will be used in the source code.

The pseudo-code gives the basic structure of the source code and reduce the time of the development.

Syntactic errors:

The syntax error is the basic error that occurs when the source code is not understandable by the parser.

For example:

• If statement expression missing
• Missing variable declaration etc.

Semantic errors:

The semantic errors mean the program produces the output other than expected.

For example:

Forget to divide by 100 when we calculating the percentage.