Conditional Statements
Definition
Conditional statements are programming constructs that allow different actions to be taken based on whether a certain condition is true or false. They control the flow of execution in a program.
Related terms
Input Values: These are the data values provided to a program during its execution. They can be used as conditions in conditional statements.
Multiple Possible Outcomes: This refers to situations where there are more than two possible results based on different conditions in a conditional statement.
Boolean Expressions: These are expressions that evaluate to either true or false and are commonly used as conditions in conditional statements.
"Conditional Statements" appears in:
Subjects (1)
AP Computer Science Principles
Additional resources (1)
AP Computer Science A - Unit 3 Overview: Boolean Expressions and if Statements
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