Suppose the variables X and Y in the following Bare Bones program have the values 3 and 2,respectively,when execution begins.
$\begin{array} { l }
\text { clear } \mathrm { Z } \
\text { while X not } 0 : \
\text { while } Y \text { not } 0 : \
\text { decr } Y \
\text { incr } Z \
\text { incr } \mathrm { Z } \
\text { decr } X
\end{array}$
What will be the value of Z when the program terminates?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 5
D) 6

Question

Suppose the variables X and Y in the following Bare Bones program have the values 3 and 2,respectively,when execution begins.
$\begin{array} { l } 
\text { clear } \mathrm { Z } \
\text { while X not } 0 : \
\text { while } Y \text { not } 0 : \
\text { decr } Y \
\text { incr } Z \
\text { incr } \mathrm { Z } \
\text { decr } X
\end{array}$
What will be the value of Z when the program terminates?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 5
D) 6

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The outer loop will execute 3 times, and the inner loop will execute 2 times each time, so Z will be incremented 6 times.

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