Quiz on the if-statement

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1. How many choices are possible when using a single if-else statement?

a.    1
b.    2
c.    3
d.    4

2. What does the following code fragment write to the monitor? 


int sum = 14;
if ( sum < 20 )
  System.out.print("Under ");
else
  System.out.print("Over  ");
System.out.println("the limit.");

a.    Under
b.    Over
c.    Under the limit.
d.    Over the limit.

3. What does the following code fragment write to the monitor? 


int sum = 14;
if ( sum < 20 )
  System.out.print("Under ");
else
{  
  System.out.print("Over  ");
  System.out.println("the limit.");
}
(Notice that the program has changed from the previous question!)

a.    Under
b.    Over
c.    Under the limit.
d.    Over the limit.

4. What does the following code fragment write to the monitor? 


int sum = 94;
if ( sum < 20 )
{  
  System.out.print("Under ");
  System.out.println("the limit.");
}
else
{  
  System.out.print("Over  ");
  System.out.println("the limit.");
}
(Notice that the program has changed from the previous question!)

a.    Under
b.    Over
c.    Under the limit.
d.    Over the limit.

5. What does the following code fragment write to the monitor? 


int sum =  7; 
if ( sum > 20 )
{
  System.out.print("You win ");
}
else
{
  System.out.print("You lose  ");
}

System.out.println("the prize.");
(Notice that the program has changed from the previous question!)

a.    You win
b.    You lose
c.    You win the prize.
d.    You lose the prize.

6. What does the following code fragment write to the monitor? 


int sum =  21; 
if ( sum == 20 )
{
  System.out.print("You win ");
}
else
{
  System.out.print("You lose  ");
}

System.out.println("the prize.");
(Notice that the program has changed from the previous question!)

a.    You win
b.    You lose
c.    You win the prize.
d.    You lose the prize.

7. What does the following code fragment write to the monitor? 


int sum =  21; 
if ( sum != 20 )
  System.out.print("You win ");
else
  System.out.print("You lose  ");

System.out.println("the prize.");
(Notice that the program has changed from the previous question!)

a.    You win
b.    You lose
c.    You win the prize.
d.    You lose the prize.

8. A sequence of statements contained within a pair of braces ("{" and "}") is called a:

a.    block
b.    blob
c.    branch
d.    brick

9. Evaluate (to true or false) each of the following expressions: 


14 <= 14     14 < 14      -9 > -25     -25  >  -9

a.    true     true     true     true
b.    true     false     false     false
c.    true     false     true     true
d.    true     false     true     false

10. Say that value has a 19 stored in it, and that extra has a 25 stored in it. Evaluate (to true or false) each of the following expressions: 


value <= extra     extra < value      value > -25     value  >=  extra

a.    true    false    true    false
b.    true    true    true    false
c.    false    false    true    false
d.    false    false    true    true

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