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FC0-U71 Practice Question: A junior developer is creating a script to…
A junior developer is creating a script to generate reports for each of 10 departments. The script should run the report generation code exactly 10 times. Which control structure should be used?
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for loop
A for loop is the best choice for iterating a fixed number of times. A while loop could work but is less clear for definite iteration. if-else and switch are conditional structures, not iterative.
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for loop
Why this is correct
A for loop is designed for definite iteration over a range or collection.
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while loop
Why it's wrong here
A `while` loop repeats as long as its condition remains true, but it does not inherently enforce a fixed count of 10 iterations; the developer must manually initialise and increment a counter, risking infinite loops if the increment is omitted or the condition is miswritten. It is tempting because `while` loops are commonly used for indefinite iteration, such as polling a database until a record appears, where the exact number of repetitions is unknown in advance.
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if-else
Why it's wrong here
if-else is used for conditional execution, not repetition.
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switch
Why it's wrong here
switch is used for multi-way branching, not looping.
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