Word-of-the-Day: infinite loop

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August 25, 2004 Published by  WhatIs.com Word of the Day LOOK IT UP     TECH HAPPENINGS     FAST REFERENCES     CAREERS         Issue Sponsored By:   > iSeries Administrator Tip IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Word of the Day: infinite loop   >  Today's Tech News   >  Brain Food   >  Additions and Updates   iSeries Administrator Tip iSeries professionals in charge of managing their systems will receive plenty of helpful advice from these biweekly tips from Search400.com. iSeries expert Ron Turull provides top-notch tips to help you make sure your systems are running at peak performance. Register for the iSeries Administrator tip.   infinite loop An infinite loop (sometimes called an endless loop) is a piece of coding that lacks a functional exit so that it repeats indefinitely. In computer programming, a loop is a sequence of instructions that is continually repeated until a certain condition is reached. Typically, a certain process is done, such as getting an item of data and changing it, and then some condition is checked, such as whether a counter has reached a prescribed number. If the presence of the specified condition cannot be ascertained, the next instruction in the sequence tells the program to return to the first instruction and repeat the sequence, which typically goes on until the program terminates automatically after a certain duration of time, or the operating system terminates the program with an error. Usually, an infinite loop results from a programming error - for example, where the conditions for exit are incorrectly written. Intentional uses for infinite loops include programs that are supposed to run continuously, such as product demos or in programming for embedded systems. A pseudo-infinite loop is one that looks as if it will be infinite, but that will actually stop at some point. MORE INFO: > SearchVB.com offers a large collection of free programming tutorials. > Wikipedia has more information about infinite loops. Windows management products falling into place [SearchWin2000.com] Microsoft's Windows manageability team is preparing several releases for this fall. First up will be Microsoft's server monitoring software, Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005, with its improved deployment features. Switched Wi-Fi market soars [SearchNetworking.com] The enterprise wireless LAN market has grown significantly this year and, in particular, switched wireless LANs have been booming. Curtain goes up on new ACT [SearchCRM.com] Best Software Inc. today rolled out two new versions of its popular ACT contact management application for small businesses, including the first edition designed for workgroups. More Tech News Catch up on all the latest IT news! Secret Word of the Day This word for a rudimentary working model of a product or information system comes from the Latin words for original and model or form. (Answer) Today's trivia question What physics principle prompted Einstein's protest that "God does not play dice?" (Answer) Abbreviation/Acronym QOTD A blob is a large file that must be handled in a special way because of its size. What do the letters in blob stand for? a. binary large object b. Nothing; it's just called a blob. (Answer) cognitive modeling 10g graphical password General Public License Real Application Cluster Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by WhatIs.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Word of the Day": Go to unsubscribe: http://WhatIs.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-34 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: WhatIs Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494