Chapter 5: Repetition Structures

Question 1

A __ controlled loop uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats

a. Boolean
b. condition
c. decision
d. count

Answer 1

condition

Question 2

A ___ controlled loop repeats a specific number of times.

a. Boolean
b. condition
c. decision
d. count

Answer 2

count

Question 3

Each repetition of a loop is known as an

a. cycle
b. revolution
c. orbit
d. iteration

Answer 3

iteration

Question 4

The while loop is a ___ type of loop

a. pretest
b. posttest
c. prequalified
d. post iterative

Answer 4

pretest

Question 5

The Do-While loop is a __ type of loop.

a. pretest
b. posttest
c. prequalified
d. post iterative

Answer 5

posttest

Question 6

The for loop is a ___ type of loop.

a. pretest
b. posttest
c. prequalified
d. post iterative

Answer 6

pretest

Question 7

An__ loop has no way of ending and repeats until the program is interrupted.

a. indeterminate
b. interminable
c. infinite
d. timeless

Answer 7

infinite

Question 8

A ___ loop always executes at least once.

a. pretest
b. posttest
c. condition-controlled
d. count-controlled

Answer 8

posttest

Question 9

A___ variable keeps the running total

a. sentinel
b. sum
c. total
d. accumulator

Answer 9

accumulator

Question 10

A __ is a special value that signals when there are no more items from a list of items to be processed. This value cannot be mistaken as an item from the list.

a. sentinel
b. flag
c. signal
d. accumulator

Answer 10

sentinel