Nested Selection and Iteration Flashcards

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What does nesting mean in programming?

Putting an IF or a loop inside another IF or loop.

An IF inside another IF, or inside an ELSE.

A loop inside another loop.

When you only want to do a second check after the first is true.

To work through rows and columns in a grid or table.

The inner loop counter. It runs fully for each outer step.

12, because 3 times 4 equals 12.

The inner loop ends, but the outer loop carries on with its next turn.

No. The inner IF is skipped because it is inside the outer block.

It shows what is inside each block and makes the flow clear.

ELSE IF checks a new condition after the first fails. Nested IFs check a new rule only if the first passes.

The processing order changes. Different items are visited first, which can change the output.