BRANCHING AND LOOPING |
CHAPTER 5 |
5.1 Unconditional Jumps
5.2 Conditional Jumps, Compare Instructions, and if Structures
5.3 Implementing Loop Structures
5.4 for Loops in Assembly Language
5.5 Arrays
5.6 Chapter Summary
Computers derive much of their power from their ability to selectively execute code and from the speed at which they execute repetitive algorithms. Programs in high-level languages like Java or C++ use if–then, if–then–else, and case structures to selectively execute code, and loop structures such as while (pretest) loops, until (posttest) loops, and for (counter-controlled) loops to repetitively execute code. Some high-level languages have a goto statement for unconditional branching. Somewhat more primitive languages (like ...
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