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COM1100 Winter2000 Yuhong Yin Northeastern University
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Flow of control
nFlow of control refers to the order in which a program’s statements are executed.
nAny algorithm could be constructed using combinations of four standardized flow of control structures:
nSequential (normal)
nSelection
nRepetition
nInvocation
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Permit the sequential flow of control to be altered in precisely defined ways.