Chapter 6: Loops

Question 1

body

Answer 1

All statements of a method or block.

Question 2

loop

Answer 2

A sequence of instructions that is executed repeatedly.

Question 3

off-by-one errors

Answer 3

A common programming error in which a value is one larger or smaller
than it should be.

Question 4

symmetric bounds

Answer 4

Bounds that include the starting index and the ending index.

Question 5

asymmetric bounds

Answer 5

Bounds that include the starting index but not the ending index.

Question 6

sentinel

Answer 6

A value in input that is not to be used as an actual input value but to signal the end of input.

Question 7

redirection

Answer 7

Linking the input or output of a program to a file instead of the keyboard or display.

Question 8

counter

Answer 8

a variable that is initialized with 0 and incremented whenever there is a match

Question 9

nested loop

Answer 9

A loop that is contained in another loop.

Question 10

pseudorandom numbers

Answer 10

A number that appears to be random but is generated by a mathematical formula.

Question 11

Loop and a half

Answer 11

A loop whose termination decision is neither at the beginning nor at the
end.