Count-controlled iteration
I can use count-controlled iteration to repeat a sequence of commands a set number of times.
Count-controlled iteration
I can use count-controlled iteration to repeat a sequence of commands a set number of times.
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Key learning points
- Iteration can be used to repeat sequences of commands in a program.
- Condition-controlled iteration will execute until a condition is met or is no longer met.
- Count-controlled iteration will execute a set number of times.
Keywords
Iteration - the process of repeating a sequence of instructions.
Count-controlled - a command that repeatedly runs a sequence of instructions a predefined number of times
Condition-controlled - a command that repeatedly runs a sequence of instructions until a condition is no longer being met
Common misconception
Iteration means a program will repeat something a set number of times.
Count-controlled iteration will repeat a sequence of commands a set number of times. Condition-controlled iteration will repeat a sequence of commands until a condition is met and so the number of times it will repeat can never be predicted.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
True when both values are True
True when either or both values are True
True when the value is False
Exit quiz
4 Questions
repeatedly runs a sequence of instructions a set number of times
repeatedly runs a sequence of instructions until a condition is met
