How many values will be output when the instructions corresponding to the following pseudocode are executed?
$\mathrm { ACCUM } = 1$
COUNT $= 0$
DOWHILE COUNT $

Question

How many values will be output when the instructions corresponding to the following pseudocode are executed?
$\mathrm { ACCUM } = 1$
COUNT $= 0$
DOWHILE COUNT $< 4$
$A C C U M = A C C U M + A C C U M$
COUNT $=$ COUNT + 1
Write ACCUM
$\mathrm { ENDDO }$
Write ACCUM
A)4
B)5
C)8
D)16

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The pseudocode given is a hexadecimal representation which consists of 32 characters. Each hexadecimal digit represents 4 bits. Therefore, there are 32 x 4 = 128 bits. To convert this to a binary value, we need to multiply the number of bits by 2, 128 x 2 = 256. Each binary digit (bit) can have two possible values (0 or 1). Therefore, the number of output values will be 2 to the power of 256, which is too large to calculate. However, we can approximate this as 2^8 = 256 to get an idea of the magnitude of the answer. Therefore, the number of output values will be very large, but still finite. The closest answer choice is B) 5.

How Many Values Will Be Output When the Instructions Corresponding ACCUM=1\mathrm { ACCUM } = 1ACCUM=1

How Many Values Will Be Output When the Instructions Corresponding $\mathrm { ACCUM } = 1$