Fundamentals of Programming: Control Statements

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from the lecture on control statements in programming.

Control Statements

Instructions for controlling the flow of the software program.

Sequence Structures

Control structures that execute statements in a linear sequence.

Selection Structures

Control structures that provide decision-making capabilities.

Loop Structures

Control structures used to repeat a series of actions.

if Statement

A selection statement that executes when the condition is evaluated as true.

else Statement

An optional statement that executes when the condition in the if statement is false.

relational operator

Operators that compare two values, such as

logical operator

Operators that combine boolean expressions, such as && (AND), || (OR), ! (NOT).

Precedence

The order in which operators are evaluated in expressions.

Nested If Statement

An if statement placed inside another if statement, used for more complex conditions.

else-if Construct

Used to test multiple conditions in a sequence after an initial if statement.

Switch Statement

A control structure that allows testing a variable against multiple cases.

Conditional Operator

A shorthand for an if-else statement that returns one of two values based on a condition.

Loop Control Statements

Statements that can alter the flow of a loop, including break, continue, and goto.

Break Statement

Terminates a loop or switch statement and transfers control to the next statement.

Continue Statement

Skips the current iteration of a loop and moves on to the next iteration.

Goto Statement

Causes an unconditional jump to a labeled statement.

Counting Loop

A loop that repeats a set number of times.

Conditional Loop

A loop that continues until a certain condition is no longer met.