Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. A __________ -controlled loop uses a true/false condition to control the number of
times that it repeats.
a. Boolean
b. condition
c. decision
d. count
2. A __________ -controlled loop repeats a specific number of times.
a. Boolean
b. condition
c. decision
d. count
3. Each repetition of a loop is known as a(n) __________.
a. cycle
b. revolution
c. orbit
d. iteration
4. The while loop is a __________ type of loop.
a. pretest
b. no-test
c. prequalified
d. post-iterative
5. A(n) __________ loop has no way of ending and repeats until the program is inter-
rupted.
a. indeterminate
b. interminable
c. infinite
d. timeless
6. The -= operator is an example of a(n) __________ operator.
a. relational
b. augmented assignment
c. complex assignment
d. reverse assignment
7. A(n) __________ variable keeps a running total.
a. sentinel
b. sum
c. total
d. accumulator
8. A(n) __________ is a special value that signals when there are no more items from a list
of items to be processed. This value cannot be mistaken as an item from the list.
a. sentinel
b. flag
c. signal
d. accumulator
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