3: Chapter 12

Question 1

Iteration (iterative)

Answer 1

A programming technique in which you describe actions to be repeated using a loop.

Question 2

Recursion (recursive)

Answer 2

A programming technique in which you describe actions to be repeated using a method that calls itself.

Question 3

Base case

Answer 3

A case within a recursive solution that is so simple that it can be solved directly without a recursive call.

Question 4

Recursive case

Answer 4

A case within a recursive solution that involves reducing the overall problem to a simpler problem of the same kind that can be solved by a recursive call.

Question 5

Call stack

Answer 5

The internal structure that keeps track of the sequence of methods that have been called.