Question 1

You can use any of the ____ comparison operators to control a loop.

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  four 
C)  five 
D)  six

Question 2

Many programs are not run at the command prompt in a text environment,but are run using a ____,which allows users to interact with a program in a graphical environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  UML 
B)  GOOY 
C)  GUM 
D)  GUI

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a mistake that programmers commonly make with loops?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neglecting to initialize the loop control variable 
B)  Using the wrong comparison with the loop control variable 
C)  Neglecting to alter the loop control variable 
D)  Including statements outside the loop that belong inside the loop

Question 4

Most languages provide a built-in way to check whether a value that is entered is numeric or not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Just as with a selection,the Boolean comparison that controls a while loop must compare same-type values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

To indicate end-of-file,use the ____ indicator.

Accepted Answer

A)  endfile 
B)  End-of-File 
C)  Control-z 
D)  eof

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  accumulator 
B)  holder 
C)  scratchpad 
D)  counter

Question 8

Reports that include some output for every input record are ____ reports.

Accepted Answer

A)  summary 
B)  detail 
C)  executive 
D)  running total

Question 9

Once your logic enters the body of a structured loop,you can exit the loop body early if you program it correctly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ____ is the location on your computer screen at which you type entries to communicate with the computer's operating system using text.

Accepted Answer

A)  command prompt 
B)  command shell 
C)  input prompt 
D)  run prompt

Question 11

Case 1

You have just starting working at Quantum Company. As a new programmer, you have been asked to review and correct various pseudocode.

-The following pseudocode is not working properly.The message should display 10 times.This is not working because the programmer made which common loop mistake? for count = 1 to 10
Output "Hello"
Endfor

Accepted Answer

A)  Neglecting to initialize the loop control variable 
B)  Neglecting to alter the loop control variable 
C)  Using the wrong comparison with the loop control variable 
D)  Including statements inside the loop that belong outside the loop

Question 12

All programming languages assign 0 to a variable you fail to initialize explicitly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Using a while loop,write the pseudocode to display "I love programming!" five times.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Using a while loop,write the pseudocode to...

Question 14

Program logic gets more complicated when you must use loops within loops,creating ____ loops.

Accepted Answer

A)  interwoven 
B)  stacked 
C)  nested 
D)  connected

Question 15

The ____ statement uses a loop control variable and provides you with three actions automatically in one compact statement: initialization,evaluation and incrementation.

Accepted Answer

A)  do 
B)  while 
C)  for 
D)  count

Question 16

Often,the value of a loop control variable is not altered by arithmetic,but instead is altered by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  infinite loops 
B)  machine input 
C)  user input 
D)  the loop

Question 17

When you do not know when you write the program whether the loop will be executed two times,200 times,or not at all you should use a definite loop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If a data item is valid,you can assume that it is also correct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A loop for which the number of iterations is predetermined is called a(n)____ loop,or counted loop.

Accepted Answer

A)  infinite 
B)  definite 
C)  optimal 
D)  defined

Question 20

Case 1

You have just starting working at Quantum Company. As a new programmer, you have been asked to review and correct various pseudocode.

-In the following pseudocode,what will be the value of sum after the code is run? Declarations
Num count = 0
Num sum = 0
While count < 3
For X = 1 to 2 step 1
Sum = sum + X
Endfor
Count = count + 1
Endwhile

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  6 
C)  9 
D)  12

Exam 4: Looping

You can use any of the ____ comparison operators to control a loop.

Many programs are not run at the command prompt in a text environment,but are run using a ____,which allows users to interact with a program in a graphical environment.

Which of the following is NOT a mistake that programmers commonly make with loops?

Most languages provide a built-in way to check whether a value that is entered is numeric or not.

Just as with a selection,the Boolean comparison that controls a while loop must compare same-type values.

To indicate end-of-file,use the ____ indicator.

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

Reports that include some output for every input record are ____ reports.

Once your logic enters the body of a structured loop,you can exit the loop body early if you program it correctly.

The ____ is the location on your computer screen at which you type entries to communicate with the computer's operating system using text.

All programming languages assign 0 to a variable you fail to initialize explicitly.

Using a while loop,write the pseudocode to display "I love programming!" five times.

Program logic gets more complicated when you must use loops within loops,creating ____ loops.

The ____ statement uses a loop control variable and provides you with three actions automatically in one compact statement: initialization,evaluation and incrementation.

Often,the value of a loop control variable is not altered by arithmetic,but instead is altered by ____.

When you do not know when you write the program whether the loop will be executed two times,200 times,or not at all you should use a definite loop.

If a data item is valid,you can assume that it is also correct.

A loop for which the number of iterations is predetermined is called a(n) ____ loop,or counted loop.