Practice Questions

What value is stored in num at the end of this looping?

num = 0 

for x = 1 to 3 do

     num = num + x

next

a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. 6

Consider the following snippet and state how many times the phrase “In the loop” is printed.

a = 6

b = 12

while a < b do

     print “In the loop”

     a = a + 2

wend

a. 6

b. 12

c. 2

d. 3

Looking at the following while statement, identify the dummy value.

While Age < > 999 do

a. While

b. 999

c. Age

d. < >

Using the following snippet, state the number of repetitions that will occur.

input num

while num < 6 do

     count = count + 1

wend

a. 1

b. 2

c. 5

d. unknown

Look at the following; identify the loop variable.

for class = 1 to 25 do

   input num

   total = total + num

next

a. num

b. total

c. class

d. not specified

Consider the following array of peripherals and answer the questions.

1  Monitors

2  Keyboards

3  Mouse

Identify the name of the array ___________________

State the size of the array _______________________

State the data type of the array ___________________

Convert the following to a repeat until loop, whereby the loop repeats until the word end is entered:

for students = 1 to 117

   print "ready for the exam?"

   input ans$

   if ans$ = "yes" then

       print "Awesomesauce"

   end if

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