Understanding Conditional Statements in Programming

A collection of vocabulary flashcards focused on key terms related to conditional statements in programming.

Conditional Statements

Programming constructs that perform different actions based on whether a specified condition evaluates to true or false.

If Statement

A conditional statement that executes a block of code if a specified condition is true.

Else Statement

A conditional statement that executes a block of code if the preceding if condition is false.

Condition

An expression that evaluates to true or false, determining the flow of control in conditional statements.

Control Flow

The order in which individual statements, instructions, or function calls are executed within a program.

Code Block

A group of statements that are treated as a single unit, often associated with conditional statements.

Truth Value

The result of evaluating a condition, determining whether to execute certain blocks of code (true or false).

If-Then-Else Structure

A control structure that specifies an action to take when a condition is true and an alternative action if the condition is false.

Condition Evaluation

The process of assessing whether a condition in an if statement is true or false.

Programming Instructions

Commands or statements written in code that tell the computer what actions to perform.