CS J277 Unit 7 Programming

What are the three basic programming constructs?

• Sequence, selection and iteration

• Sequence, selection and looping

• Sequence, iteration and looping

Which of the following statements implement a count-controlled iteration?

• for next

• repeat until

• while endwhile

What is a sequence?

• A programming construct that determines the order in which data is stored

• A programming construct that determines the order in which instructions are carried out

• A programming construct that determines the order in which files are accessed

Which form of condition-controlled iteration tests the condition at the end of the loop?

• repeat until

• for next

• while endwhile

Which form of condition-controlled iteration tests the condition at the start of the loop?

• repeat until

• while endwhile

• for next

Which of the following is another name for iteration?

• Selecting

• Repeating

• Looping

Which of the following allows a programmer to implement selection?

• for next

• if then else

• if while else

What is the term given to the process of including one programming construct within another?

• Iteration

• Looping

• Nesting

What is an infinite loop?

• A condition-controlled iteration that loops forever

• A count-controlled iteration that loops forever

• Iteration where the code is never executed

What are the two possible results of testing a condition?

• YES and NO

• TRUE and FALSE

• POSITIVE and NEGATIVE