PRLD - Looping

The structure that allows you to write one set of instructions that operates on multiple, separate sets of data is the _______________.

• sequence

• loop

• selection

• case

The loop that frequently appears in a program’s mainline logic _______________.

• always depends on whether a variable equals 0

• an example of an infinite loop

• is an unstructured loop

• works correctly based on the same logic as other loops

The statements executed within a loop are known collectively as the _______________.

• loop body

• loop controls

• sequences

• sentinels

A counter keeps track of _______________.

• the number of times software has been revised

• the number of times an event has occurred

• the number of machine cycles required by a segment of a program

• the number of loop structures within a program

Adding 1 to a variable is also called _______________ it.

• digesting

• resetting

• decrementing

• incrementing

Which of the following is a definte loop

• a loop that executes as long as a user continues to enter valid data

• a loop that executes 1,000 times

• a loop that has no limits

When two loops are nested, the loop that is contained by the other is the _______________loop.

• captive

• unstructured

• inner

• outer

most programmers use a FOR loop ______________.

• for every loop they write

• when they know the exact number of times the loop will repeat

• when a loop must repeat many times

• when a loop will not repeat

A report that lists only totals is known as a _____________ reort

• accumulator

• final

• group

• summary

A DO-WHILE loop ___________________.

• has a body that will never execute

• is a type of pre-test loop

• can be repeated if the condition is true

• is not structured