Chapter 6 |

Question 1 | | 1 / 1 point |
A loop controlled by the user is a type of ____ loop.
Question options: | indefinite | | definite | | counter-controlled | | incrementing | Question 2 | | 1 / 1 point |
You use a unary minus sign preceding a value to make the value ____.
Question options: | negative | | positive | | valid | | constant | Question 3 | | 1 / 1 point |
Before entering a loop, the first input, or ____, is retrieved.
Question options: | empty body | | posttest loop | | loop body | | priming read | Question 4 | | 0 / 1 point |
Which is an infinite loop?
Question options: | loopCount = 5; while(loopCount > 3);
{
System.out.println("Hello"); loopCount = loopCount - 1;
} | | loopCount = 1; while(loopCount < 3);
{
System.out.println("Hello");
} | | loopCount = 4; while(loopCount < 3);
{
System.out.println("Hello"); loopCount = loopCount + 1;
} | | loopCount = 1; while(loopCount < 3);
{
System.out.println("Hello"); loopCount = loopCount + 1;
} | Question 5 | | 1 / 1 point |
Use a(n) ____ loop to execute a body of statements continually as long as the Boolean expression that controls entry into the loop continues to be true.
Question options: | empty | | while | | definite | | control | Question 6 | | 1 / 1 point |
Making a comparison to 0 is slower than making a comparison to any other value.
Question options: | True | | False | Question 7 | | 0 / 1 point |
You can initialize more than one variable in a for loop by placing a(n) ____ between the separate statements.
Question options: | semicolon | | equal sign | | period | | comma | Question 8 | | 1 / 1 point |
As long as methods do not depend on one another, ____ is a technique that can improve loop performance by combining two loops into one.
Question options: | loop fusion | | prefix incrementing | | short-circuit evaluation | | do-nothing looping | Question 9 | | 1 / 1 point |
When you want to increase a variable’s value by exactly 1, use the ____.
Question options: | power statement | | accumulating operator | | binary operators | | prefix increment operator | Question 10 | | 1 / 1 point |
A for loop provides a convenient way to create a(n) ____ loop.
Question options: | counter-controlled | | posttest | | while | | infinite | Question 11 | | 1 / 1 point |
Programmers rarely use indefinite loops when validating input data.
Question options: | True | | False | Question 12 | | 1 / 1 point |
Many seasoned programmers start counter values at 1 because they are used to doing so when working with arrays.
Question options: | True | | False | Question 13 | | 1 / 1 point |
A statement that will alter the value of the loop control variable is included in the body of a loop.
Question options: | True | | False | Question 14 | | 1 / 1 point |
Shortcut operators are a programmer’s only choice when incrementing or accumulating a variable’s value.
Question options: | True | | False | Question 15 | | 1 / 1 point |
The statements that make up a loop body will continue to execute as long as the expression value remains false.
Question options: | True | | False | Chapter 6 |

Question 1 | | 1 / 1 point |
In order to improve loop performance, it’s important to make sure the loop does not include unnecessary operations or statements.
Question options: | True | | False | Question 2 | | 1 / 1 point |
When nesting loops, the variable in the outer loop changes more frequently.
Question options: | True | | False | Question 3 | | 1 / 1 point |
How many times will outputLabel be called? for(customer = 1; customer <= 20; ++customer) for(color = 1; color <= 3; ++color) outputLabel();
Question options: | 0 | | 3 | | 20 | | 60 | Question 4 | | 1 / 1 point |
Which of the following is NOT a valid method to increase a variable named score by 1?
Question options: | ++score | | score++ | | ++score = score + 1 | | score = score + 1 | Question 5 | | 1 / 1 point |
On many keyboards, the Break key is also the ____ key.
Question options: | Pause | | Esc | | Delete | | Ctrl | Question 6 | | 1 / 1 point |
____ is the process of ensuring that a value falls within a specified range.
Question options: | Value checking | | Data integrity | | Validating data | | A range check | Question 7 | | 1 / 1 point |
A(n) ____ loop is one that performs no actions other than looping.
Question options: | nested | | do-nothing | | indefinite | | posttest | Question 8 | | 1 / 1 point |
The ____ loop checks the value of the loop control variable at the bottom of the loop after one repetition has occurred.
Question options: | while | | do…while | | for | | else | Question 9 | | 1 / 1 point |
In the expressions b = 8 and c = --b, what value will be assigned to the variable c?
Question options: | 8 | | 7 | | 9 | | 10 | Question 10 | | 1 / 1 point |
You can initialize more than one variable in a for loop by placing a(n) ____ between the separate statements.
Question options: | semicolon | | equal sign | | period | | comma | Question 11 | | 1 / 1 point |
A for loop provides a convenient way to create a(n) ____ loop.
Question options: | counter-controlled | | posttest | | while | | infinite | Question 12 | | 1 / 1 point |
Shortcut operators are a programmer’s only choice when incrementing or accumulating a variable’s value.
Question options: | True | | False | Question 13 | | 1 / 1 point |
You use a unary minus sign preceding a value to make the value ____.
Question options: | negative | | positive | | valid | | constant | Question 14 | | 1 / 1 point |
A loop controlled by the user is a type of ____ loop.
Question options: | indefinite | | definite | | counter-controlled | | incrementing | Question 15 | | 1 / 1 point |
When you want to increase a variable’s value by exactly 1, use the ____.
Question options: | power statement | | accumulating operator | | binary operators | | prefix increment operator |