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Conditional Programming

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Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Using the counter variable a count controlled loop performs Initialization and test and _______
post test loop
count controlled loop
increment
step amount

2. The name of the running total variable - the first step in a flowchart for a running total is to set the accumulator to 0
Accumulator
While loop
For
post test loop

3. Causes a statement or set of statements to execute repeatedly
Increasing
impossible
inner loop
repetition structure

4. The three types of condition controlled loops are: While and Do-While and ______
For
Do-Until
While loop
Accumulator

5. A sum of numbers that accumulates with each iteration of a loop
running total
Condition controlled loop
Initialization action
impossible

6. loop Anexample of a count controlled loop
For
While loop
Condition controlled loop
Do-until

7. A _____________ loop will always perform at least one iteration even if the condition is false to begin with.
Increasing
increment
Do-While loop
While loop

8. The ________ in a count controlled loop: Before the loop begins the counter variable is initialized to a starting value
Initialization action
Do-While
inner loop
Do-while

9. An ______ goes through all of its iterations for every single outer loop iteration
While loop
infinite loop
Nested loop
inner loop

10. Condition controlled and _______ are 2 categories of loops
post test loop
count controlled
running total
Initialization action

11. A loop type that repeats a specific number of times
loop iteration
While
While loop
count controlled loop

12. A ______ loop will not execute unless a condition is true
While
Condition controlled loop
Sentinel
Do-While loop

13. A loop that continues to repeat until the program is interrupted - always avoid using this
infinite loop
post test loop
Do-While
inner loop

14. In the _______ 1) A condition is tested for a true/false value and then 2) A statement or set of statements is repeated as long as the condition is true
While loop
Do-Until
While
post test loop

15. A counter that stores the number of iterations that it has performed
Do-Until
counter variable
Do-While loop
Initialization action

16. A loop that tests its condition BEFORE performing an iteration - e.g. while loop
pretest loop
inner loop
a count controlled loop
Test action

17. The loop(s) that cause a statement to repeat until a condition is true
Do-until
Initialization action
repetition structure
While loop

18. ______ the value during each iteration is the Increment action in a count controlled loop
Increasing
Do-Until
inner loop
Do-While loop

19. The _____ statement is specifically designed to initialize and test and increment a counter variable
Do-Until
While loop
For
Do-while

20. Statements that appear on the lines between the start and end clauses
Do-While
body of a loop
inner loop
Do-Until

21. It is _______ to write a count controlled While or Do-While or Do-Until loop
impossible
body of a loop
While loop
Do-Until

22. The ______ in a count controlled loop is:The loop tests the counter variable by comparing it to a maximum value. If the counter variable is less than or equal to the max value the loop iterates
Do-until
pretest loop
Test action
loop iteration

23. A loop that is inside of another loop - e.g. A clock: Hours and minutes and seconds--3 loops in one location
Nested loop
running total
Accumulator
loop iteration

24. A Do-While loop can always be written in the form of __________ loop
count controlled
running total
a count controlled loop
While loop

25. Each execution of the body of a loop
Accumulator
pretest loop
loop iteration
Nested loop

26. A _______ will not run unless the condition is true
Do-While
while loop
repetition structure
Nested loop

27. A loop that performs an iteration before testing its condition - e.g. Do-While and Do-Until
step amount
post test loop
impossible
running total

28. The amount by which the counter variable is incremented in a For loop
step amount
body of a loop
Do-while
For

29. A loop type that uses a true/false condition to control the number of times it repeats
infinite loop
impossible
While loop
Condition controlled loop

30. Use a ______ loop when you always want the task to be performed at least one time regardless of whether it is true or false
body of a loop
Sentinel
Do-While
repetition structure

31. Use a ________ loop when you want to perform a task until the condition is true
Condition controlled loop
repetition structure
Do-While
Do-Until

32. The _____ loop iterates until a condition is true (as long as the condition is false)
Condition controlled loop
count controlled
Do-Until
While loop

33. While and _____ are loop(s) that cause a statement to repeat as long as a condition is true
Do-Until
Nested loop
Do-while
Initialization action

34. A loop that iterates a specific number of times
Do-Until
For
step amount
a count controlled loop

35. A special value that marks the end of a list of values. Useful when processing a long list of values with a loop
Sentinel
step amount
while loop
a count controlled loop

36. Use a _____ loop where where the condition may be false to start with and you do NOT want the loop to iterate
Do-While
count controlled
increment
While loop