key term - 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.