Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 12 - Theory of Computation - Chapter Review Problems - Page 570: 17

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No, the program is not self-terminating. It enters into an infinite loop at the end because there is no condition specified to terminate the loop. The line "while \( x \) not 0 :" lacks the necessary instructions to change the value of \( x \) within the loop, resulting in an infinite loop.
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