Visual C# Flashcard - Chapter 5: Loops, Files, and Random Numbers

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What does a while loop do?

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Repeats a statement as long as a Boolean expression is true

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What is the structure of a while loop?

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while (BooleanExpression) { statements }

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What type of loop is a while loop considered?

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Pretest loop

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What happens if the condition of a while loop is false at the start?

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The loop will not iterate at all

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What is an infinite loop?

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A loop that repeats until interrupted.

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What do the ++ and -- operators do?

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Increment and decrement a variable

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What is the general format of a for loop?

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for (Initialization; Test; Update) { statements }

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What is the purpose of the StreamWriter class?

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To write data to a text file

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What does the OpenFileDialog control do?

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Displays a dialog box for opening files

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What is the purpose of the Random class in .NET?

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To generate random numbers