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Section 2.2 Control Statements in JavaScript

Learning Objectives

After you have completed this section, you should be able to

  • write scripts using various control statements for selection and repetition.

Activities

  • Carefully read the learning objectives.
  • Watch presentation part one for the section, and part two
  • Read Chapter 7, JavaScript: Control Statements I, and Chapter 8, JavaScript: Control Statements II.
  • Find answers to the study questions below.
  • Do exercises 7.11 through 7.20 in Chapter 7.
  • Do exercises 8.6 through 8.13 in Chapter 8.

Study Questions

  1. What control structures are provided for selection and repetition in JavaScript?
  2. What are the differences between the while repetition control structure and the do/while repetition control structure?

Review

Do the self-review exercises at the end of Chapters7 and 8.

Summary

Read the Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 summaries.

Updated April 11 2016 by FST Course Production Staff