initally a=10 perfrm para1 a(10) times move 20 to a...so now a=20 now

How many times the loop runs here
01 a pic 9(2) value 10.
perform para1 a times
stop run.
para1:
move 20 to a.

Question Posted / shiva

Answer Posted / shiva

initally a=10
perfrm para1 a(10) times
move 20 to a...so now a=20

now again perform para1 a(20)times
and loop goes on
hence infinite loop

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