Gain insights into basic computer anatomy, binary systems, and program lifecycles. Delve into logic building and core programming concepts with hands-on exercises and quizzes to reinforce learning.

This language-agnostic course is your guide to programming and acquiring problem-solving skills. You will start reviewing the anatomy of computers and the binary number system. You will then look at the lifecycle of a program before moving on to the core concepts of programming. Overall, the primary focus of this course is logic building within the context of computer science and programming.

Throughout each chapter, you will get hands-on experience with exercises and quizzes to solidify what you’ve learned. If you’re looking to build strong programming fundamentals then this course is the perfect place to start.

Introduction to Computers & Programming

# Problem statement

You want to book a workspace to increase your productivity. You have the option to choose from the following: an **open office space**, a **dedicated desk**, or a **private office**. You can also decide if you want a **daily pass** or a **monthly pass** for the workspace, and you wish to find out the cost based on your requirement. You have the following information:

**Open office space**

| **Pass Type**   | **Cost**  |
|----------|-----------|
| Daily   | $20    |
| Monthly  | $560     |

**Dedicated desk**

| **Pass Type**   | **Cost**  |
|----------|-----------|
| Daily   | $10    |
| Monthly  | $270     |

**Private office**

| **Pass Type**   | **Cost**  |
|----------|-----------|
| Daily   | $40    |
| Monthly  | $1100     |

# The main steps in problem-solving

## Understand the problem

Read the problem statement carefully. The inputs to the program will be the type of workspace and type of pass, and the output should be the total amount due.

## Come up with a practical solution
Since we base our answer on conditions, we need to make use of IF, ELSE-IF, and ELSE statements. One approach to solving this problem is by specifying the type of space in conditional statements. Then, inside the conditional statement blocks, specify the pass type.

## Implement your solution
Execute the solution on different test cases to verify it.

# Pseudocode

```
INPUT space_type and pass_type
IF space_type == open office space
    IF pass_type == daily
        cost = 20
    ELSE
        cost = 560
ELSE IF space_type == dedicated desk
    IF pass_type == daily
        cost = 10
    ELSE
        cost = 270 
ELSE IF space_type == private office
    IF pass_type == daily
        cost = 40
    ELSE
        cost = 1100
ELSE
    cost = 0
    OUTPUT not a workspace option
OUTPUT cost
```


## Explanation
Take the `space_type` and the `pass_type` as an input. Next, check if the space type is an open office space. If it is: 
* Check if the pass type is daily. If it is, then `cost` is set to 20. 

* If the pass type is not daily, `cost` equals 560.

If the space type is not an open office space, then we check if the space type is a dedicated desk. If space type is a dedicated desk:

* We check if the pass type is daily or not. If it is daily, then `cost` equals 20, else `cost` equivalents 270. 

If the space type is not an open office space or a dedicated desk, we check if the space type is a private office. If it is: 

* We set `cost` equal to 40 if the space type is daily and set `cost` equal to 1100 if the pass type is not daily. 

If the space type is none of the above, we set `cost` to 0 and output "not a workspace option."

Notice that, since the only pass types are *daily* and *weekly*, we know that if the pass type is not *daily*, then it is *weekly*. Also, we know that if the space type is not an *open office space*, a *dedicated desk*, or a *private office*, then it is not a correct option.

# Flowchart

Use conditional statements to calculate the cost of booking a workspace.

Introduction

Getting to Know Computers

Problem Solving

Variables

Decision in Programs

Repetition in Programs

Conclusion

Compute the Cost of Booking a Workspace

Problem statement