Exam 4: Looping

It is always a mistake to fail to initialize a loop's ____ variable.

If a data item is valid, this also means that it is correct.

The difference between an accumulator and a counter lies in the ____ that you add to the variable.

At the beginning of any method, it is the programmer's responsibility to ____ all variables that must start with a specific value.

The amount by which a for loop control variable changes after the body executes is often called a(n) ____________________value.

When the value of a loop control variable is not altered by arithmetic, but is instead altered by user input, this is known as a(n) ____ loop.

A(n) ____________________ loop has one entry point and one exit point.

A(n) ____ is any numeric variable you use to count the number of times an event has occurred.

A(n) ____________________ is a variable used to gather or accumulate values.

A loop for which the number of iterations is ____________________ is called a definite loop, or counted loop.

A(n) ____ is a number you use to increase a loop control variable on each pass through a loop.

Most languages provide a built-in way to check whether entered data is ____.

One appropriate action when invalid input data has been detected is to assign a(n) ____value and proceed.

A while loop can be used to code both definite and indefinite loops.

Statements inside a loop that could be placed outside the loop make the loop ____.

A loop control variable's value is tested to control the loop's execution.

If a loop control variable is incremented by user input, it is a(n) ____________________ loop.

A(n) ____________________ loop can be used to code for definite and indefinite loops.

The safest and clearest course of action is to assign the value ____ to accumulators before using them.

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