Explain top-down design and structure chart of function in C language


A function is a self-contained block that carries out a specific well defined task.

Advantages of functions in C language include −

  • Reusability.
  • The length of the program can be reduced.
  • It is easy to locate and find any faulty function.
  • It facilitates top-down modular programming.

Top down design and structure charts

It is a problem solving method in which a complex problem is solved by splitting into sub problems.

Structure chart is a documentation tool that shows the relationships among the sub problems of a problem.

The splitting of a problem into its related sub problems is the process of refining an algorithm. For example, performing arithmetic operations on 2 numbers, we can do the following −

  • Find sum.
  • Find difference.
  • Find product.
  • Find quotient.

Refined algorithm for first step is as follows −

  • Take 2 numbers a, b
  • Find sum, c = a + b
  • Print sum

Structure chart


Updated on: 13-Mar-2021

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