Chapter 3.1 : Blocks, Loops, and Branches

Question 1

What are the six control structures?

Answer 1

1. block
2. while
3. do while
4. for
5. if
6. switch

Question 2

What does the block statement do?

Answer 2

It groups a sequence of statements into a single statement

Question 3

What are the 2 classes of structures?

Answer 3

1. loop

2. branching

Question 4

What is a while loop used to do?

Answer 4

Repeat a given statement over and over

Question 5

What does a while statement begin with?

Answer 5

a boolean expression

Question 6

What does an if statement do?

Answer 6

It tells the computer to take one of two alternative courses of action, depending on whether the value of a given boolean valued expression is true or false