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Chapter 5 Control Statements: Part 2
Section 5.2 Essentials of Counter-Controlled Iteration
5.2 Q1: Counter-controlled iteration requires
a. A control variable and initial value.
b. A control variable increment (or decrement).
c. A condition that tests for the final value of the control variable.
d. All of the above.
5.2 Q2: The control variable of a counter-controlled loop should be declared as ________to prevent errors.
a. int.
b. float.
c. double.
d. Any of the above.
Section 5.3 for Iteration Statement
5.3 Q1: Consider the following two Java code segments:
Segment 1 Segment 2
int i = 0;
for (int i = 0; i <= 20; i++) {
while (i < 20) { System.out.println(i);
i++; }
System.out.println(i);
}
Which of the following statements are true?
a. The output from these segments is not the same.
b. The scope of the control variable i is different for the two segments.
c. Both (a) and (b) are true.
d. Neither (a) nor (b) is true.
5.3 Q2: Consider the classes below:
public class TestA {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int x = 2;
int y = 20
int counter = 0;
for (int j = y % x; j < 100; j += (y / x)) {
counter++;
}
}
}
public class TestB {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int counter = 0;
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for (int j = 10; j > 0; —j) {
++counter;
}
}
}
Which of the following statements is true?
a. The value of counter will be different at the end of each for loop for each class.
b. The value of j will be the same for each loop for all iterations
c. Both (a) and (b) are true.
d. Neither (a) nor (b) is true.
Section 5.4 Examples Using the for Statement
5.4 Q1: Which of the following for-loop headers results in equivalent numbers of iterations:
A. for (int q = 1; q <= 100; q++)
B. for (int q = 100; q >= 0; q—)
C. for (int q = 99; q > 0; q –= 9)
D. for (int q = 990; q > 0; q -= 90)
a. A and B.
b. C and D.
c. A and B have equivalent iterations and C and D have equivalent iterations.
d. None of the loops have equivalent iterations.
5.4 Q2: Which of the following will count down from 10 to 1 correctly?
a. for (int j = 10; j <= 1; j++)
b. for (int j = 1; j <= 10; j++)
c. for (int j = 10; j > 1; j—)
d. for (int j = 10; j >= 1; j—)
Application: Summing the Even Integers from 2 to 20
5.4 Q3: Which of the following is equivalent to this code segment?
int total = 0;
for (int i = 0; i <= 20; i += 2) {
total += i;
}
a. int total = 0;
for (int i = 20; i < 0; i += 1) {
total += i;
}
b. int total = 0;
for (int i = 0; i <= 20; total += i, i += 2) {}
c. int total = 0;
for (int i = 0, i <= 20, total += i; i += 2) {}
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d. int total = 0;
for (int i = 2; i < 20; total += i, i += 2) {}
Application: Compound Interest Calculations
5.4 Q4: Which statement prints the floating-point value 123.456 right justified with a field width of 10?
a. System.out.printf(“%d10.3”, 123.456);
b. System.out.printf(“%10.3d”, 123.456);
c. System.out.printf(“%f10.3”, 123.456);
d. System.out.printf(“%10.3f”, 123.456);
5.4 Q5: Which formatting flag indicates that the floating-point values should be output with a thousands
separator?
a. plus (+).
b. minus (–).
c. comma (,).
d. period (.).
Section 5.5 do…while Iteration Statement
5.5 Q1: Which of the following statements about a do…while iteration statement is true?
a. The body of a do…while loop is executed only if the terminating condition is true.
b. The body of a do…while loop is executed only once.
c. The body of a do…while loop is always executed at least once.
d. None of the above.
5.5 Q2: Which of the following will not help prevent infinite loops?
a. Include braces around the statements in a do…while statement.
b. Ensure that the header of a for or while statement is not followed by a semicolon.
c. If the loop is counter-controlled, the body of the loop should increment or decrement the counter as
needed.
d. If the loop is sentinel-controlled, ensure that the sentinel value is input eventually.
Section 5.6 switch Multiple-Selection Statement
Using a switch Statement to Count A, B, C, D and F Grades
5.6 Q1: For the two code segments below:
Segment A
int q = 5;
switch(q) {
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case 1:
System.out.println(1);
case 2:
System.out.println(2);
case 3:
System.out.println(3);
case 4:
System.out.println(4);
case 5:
System.out.println(5);
default:
System.out.println(“default”);
}
Segment B
q = 4;
switch(q) {
case 1:
System.out.println(1);
case 2:
System.out.println(2);
case 3:
System.out.println(3);
case 4:
System.out.println(4);
case 5:
System.out.println(5);
default:
System.out.println(“default”);
}
Which of the following statements is true?
a. The output for Segment A is:
default
b. The output for Segment B is:
4
c. The output for Segment B is:
45default
d. The output for Segment A is:
5
default
5.6 Q2: For the code segment below:
switch(q) {
case 1:
System.out.println(“apple”);
break;
case 2:
System.out.println(“orange”);
break;
case 3:
System.out.println(“banana”);
break;
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case 4:
System.out.println(“pear”);
case 5:
System.out.println(“grapes”);
default:
System.out.println(“kiwi”);
}
Which of the following values for q will result in kiwi being included in the output?
a. 2.
b. Any integer less than 1 and greater than or equal to 4.
c. 1.
d. 3.
switch Statement UML Activity Diagram
5.6 Q3: Which of the following can be used in a switch statement in the expression after keyword case?
A. a constant integral expression.
B. a character constant.
C. a String
D. an enumeration constant.
a. A and B.
b. A and C.
c. B and C.
d. All.
Using Strings in switch Statements
5.6 Q4: Which of the following statements about the switch statement is false?
a. You can use Strings in a switch statement’s controlling expression.
b. You can use a String in a switch statement’s case label.
c. You can use a comma-separated list of Strings in a switch statement’s case label.
d. You cannot use a String in a switch statement’s default case label.
Section 5.7 Class AutoPolicy Case Study: Strings in
switch Statements
5.7 Q1: Which of the following statements is true?
a. Strings can be used in a switch statement’s controlling expression and in its case labels.
b. Strings can be used in a switch statement’s controlling expression but not in its case labels.
c. Strings cannot be used in a switch statement’s controlling expression but can be used in its case
labels.
d. Strings cannot be used in a switch statement’s controlling expression and cannot be used in its case
labels.
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Section 5.8 break and continue Statements
break Statement
5.8 Q1: Which of the following statements about the break statement is false?
a. The break statement is used to exit an iteration structure early and continue execution after the loop.
b. A break statement can only break out of an immediately enclosing while, for, do…while or switch
statement.
c. The break statement, when executed in a while, for or do…while, skips the remaining statements in
the loop body and proceeds with the next iteration of the loop.
d. Common uses of the break statement are to escape early from a loop or to skip the remainder of a
switch.
continue Statement
5.8 Q2: Which of the following statements about the continue statement is true?
a. The continue statement is used to exit an iteration structure early and continue execution after the
loop.
b. The continue statement is used to continue after a switch statement.
c. The continue statement does not alter the flow of control.
d. A continue statement proceeds with the next iteration of the immediately enclosing while, for,
do…while statement.
5.8 Q3: To exit out of a loop completely, and resume the flow of control at the next statement after the
loop, use a _______.
a. continue statement.
b. break statement.
c. return statement.
d. Any of the above.
Section 5.9 Logical Operators
5.9 Q1: Consider the code segment below.
if (gender == 1) {
if (age >= 65) {
++seniorFemales;
}
}
This segment is equivalent to which of the following?
a. if (gender == 1 || age >= 65) {
++seniorFemales;
}
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b. if (gender == 1 && age >= 65) {
++seniorFemales;
}
c. if (gender == 1 AND age >= 65) {
++seniorFemales;
}
d. if (gender == 1 OR age >= 65) {
++seniorFemales;
}
Short-Circuit Evaluation of Complex Conditions
5.9 Q2: Suppose variable gender contains MALE and age equals 60, how is the expression
(gender == FEMALE) && (age >= 65)
evaluated?
a. The condition (gender == FEMALE) is evaluated first and the evaluation stops immediately.
b. The condition (age >= 65) is evaluated first and the evaluation stops immediately.
c. Both conditions are evaluated, from left to right.
d. Both conditions are evaluated, from right to left.
Boolean Logical AND (&) and Boolean Logical OR (|) Operators
5.9 Q3: Which case of the following would warrant using the boolean logical inclusive OR (|) rather than
the conditional OR (||)?
a. Testing if two conditions are both true.
b. Testing if at least one of two conditions is true.
c. Testing if at least one of two conditions is true when the right operand has a required side effect.
d. Testing if at least one of two conditions is true when the left operand has a required side effect.
Logical Negation (!) Operator
5.9 Q4: Which expression is equivalent to if (!(grade == sentinelValue))?
a. if (grade !== sentinelValue)
b. if (grade != sentinelValue)
c. ! if (grade == sentinelValue)
d. ! if (grade !== sentinelValue)
Logical Operators Example
5.9 Q5: boolean values can be displayed as the words true and false with the ________ format specifier.
a. %bool.
b. %b.
c. %true.
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d. %boolean.
Section 5.10 Structured Programming Summary
5.10 Q1: Which statement below is false?
a. Structured programming produces programs that are easier to test.
b. Structured programming requires four forms of control.
c. Structured programming produces programs that are easier to modify
d. Structured programming promotes simplicity.
5.10 Q2: Which of the following is not a type of iteration statement in Java?
a. while statement.
b. do…while statement.
c. for statement.
d. loop statement.