Title :
The Analogy Between Electrical Networks and Flowcharts
Author :
Davies, Anthony C.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The City University
fDate :
7/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A recently proposed analogy between discrete systems and flowcharts is discussed. It is pointed out that the analog of Kirchhoff´s voltage law does not apply to flowcharts, and that the analogy is likely to be of limited value as an aid to program analysis.
Keywords :
Electrical networks; flowcharts; program analysis; program execution time; Flowcharts; Kirchhoff´s Law; Probability; Resistors; Testing; Voltage; Electrical networks; flowcharts; program analysis; program execution time;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.1980.234496