Program Flow

Question 1

What is the flow of a program?

Answer 1

The order that the steps are carried out in
Controlled using selection statements (if and switch)

Question 2

IF Statements

Answer 2

To check if a condition is true or false, and lead to different actions depending on choice

Question 3

NESTED IF Statements

Answer 3

An IF statement within another IF statement
Allow you to check more conditions due to a previous condition being established

Question 4

SWITCH Statements

Answer 4

To check if a variable has a specific value
When you want different actions to be performed for different values of the same variable

Question 5

Con of SWITCH Statements

Answer 5

Can only check for one variable

Question 6

FOR Loops

Answer 6

Repeat code inside them for fixed number if times
e.g. for x = 1 to 100
this means loops 100 times

Question 7

DO UNTIL Loops

Answer 7

Controlled by a condition at the end of the loop
Repeats until the condition is true

Question 8

WHILE Loops

Answer 8

Controlled by a condition at the start of the loop
Repeats while the condition is true

Question 9

What is used at the start and end of a DO UNTIL Loop?

Answer 9

‘do’
‘until’

Question 10

What is used at the start and end of a WHILE Loop?

Answer 10

‘while’
‘endwhile’

Question 11

What is used at the start and end of a SWITCH Statement?

Answer 11

‘switch’
‘endswitch’