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Unit 1, Lesson 4: Iteration

Jack Bradley Computing AS level English 6 cards

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1IterationThe principle of repeating processes
2Definite IterationA process that repeats a set number of times
3Indefinite IterationA process that repeats until a condition is met
4WHILE... ENDWHILE LoopThe condition is tested/checked upon entry to the loop. It is possible that the instructions inside the loop might not be executed at all if the entry condition is not me
5REPEAT... UNTIL LoopIn a REPEAT...UNTIL loop the statements in the loop are executed before the condition is evaluated. The statement will always be executed at least once. In Python the REPEAT...UNTIL loop is not supported.
6FOR… NEXT LoopFor loops are a type of iteration that allow the coder to specify how many times a section of code should be repeated during the running of a program