Java How to Program, Early Objects, 11th Edition

Answers to Self-Review Exercises

1. 4.1

   1. sequence, selection, iteration.

   2. if…else.

   3. counter-controlled (or definite).

   4. sentinel, signal, flag or dummy.

   5. sequence.

   6. 0 (zero).

   7. prefixed.

   8. 8 [Note: You might expect a compilation error on the assignment statement. The Java Language Specification says that compound assignment operators perform an implicit cast on the right-hand expression’s value to match the type of the variable on the operator’s left side. So the calculated value 5 + 3.3 = 8.3 is actually cast to the int value 8.].

2. 4.2

   1. True.

   2. False. A set of statements contained within a pair of braces ({ and }) is called a block.

   3. False. An iteration statement specifies that an action is to be repeated while some condition remains true.