// simple program using a counter-controlled while loop
// first queries the user for the number of integers to be considered
// reads the integers from the terminal and computes (and outputs)
// both the smallest and the largest
//
// NOTE SHOULD CHECK THAT INPUT NUMBER > 0!!!!!!
#include <iostream.h>

main ()
{
  int numb, min, max, total, count = 1;

  cout << "This program computes the smallest and largest of ";
  cout << endl << "\t\tthe input integers.";
  cout << endl;
  cout << "Please input the number of integers you wish it to consider: ";
  cin >> total;

  cout << "Please input an integer: ";  
  cin >> numb;
  min = max = numb;
  count = 2;

  while (count <= total)
    {
      cout << "Please input an integer: ";
      cin >> numb;
      count = count + 1;

      if (numb < min)
	min = numb; 
      if (numb > max)
	max = numb;
    }

  cout << "The smallest number is " << min << endl;
  cout << "The largest number is "  << max  << endl;

  return 0;
}