Intermediate Programming Online Practice

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Use the flowchart to answer the question.

In a flowchart, an arrow starts from an oval labeled “Start” and ends at a parallelogram “Input username.” From the parallelogram labeled “Input username,” an arrow starts and ends at a parallelogram labeled “Scan finger print.” An arrow starts from the parallelogram labeled “Scan finger print” and ends at a diamond labeled “Username and scan correct?” From the diamond, two arrows are originated. One from the right corner, labeled “No” and one from the bottom corner, labeled “Yes.” The arrow labeled “No” ends at a diamond labeled “Is this the third attempt?” From the diamond, “Is this the third attempt?” two arrows are originated. One from the top corner, labeled “No” and one from the bottom corner. The arrow labeled “No” ends at an oval labeled “Start.” Another arrow from bottom ends at an oval labeled “Stop.” The arrow labeled “Yes” from the bottom of the diamond labeled “Username and scan correct?” ends at a rectangle labeled “Access to the system given.” An arrow originated from the rectangle labeled “Access to the system given” and ends at an oval labeled “Stop.”

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What algorithm is described by this flowchart?

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Responses

a login system with a username and password
a login system with a username and password -
a login system that grants all users' access
a login system that grants all users' access - no response given

a fingerprint reader that allows three attempts
a fingerprint reader that allows three attempts - no response given

a fingerprint reader that does not allow multiple attempts

Answer 1

The algorithm described by the flowchart is a fingerprint reader that allows three attempts.

The flowchart presents a process where a user inputs a username and scans their fingerprint, followed by a check if both are correct. If not, it checks whether it is the third attempt. If it is not the third attempt, the process restarts (indicating multiple attempts are allowed), and if it is the third attempt, the process stops, implying no further attempts are permitted. This ultimately outlines a system that allows users to try their fingerprint scan multiple times (up to three attempts) before access is stopped.