In order to test your progress, you should be able to answer the following questions.
How many times is a simple loop executed if there is no EXIT condition specified?
_____ The loop does not execute at all.
_____ The loop executes once.
_____ The loop executes an infinite number of times.
How many times is a simple loop executed if the EXIT statement is used without an EXIT condition?
What value must the EXIT condition evaluate to in order for the loop to terminate?
_____ TRUE
_____ FALSE
_____ NULL
What statement must be executed before control can be passed from the body of the loop to the first executable statement outside of the loop?
_____ LOOP statement
_____ END LOOP statement
_____ EXIT statement
_____ RETURN statement
A simple loop will execute a minimum of which of the following?
_____ Zero times
_____ One time
_____ Infinite number of times
Answers appear in Appendix A, Section 8.1 .