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Chapter 4: Problem 6
The trailing else in an if/else if statement has a similar purpose as the __________ section of a switch statement.
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Sometimes either a switch statement or an if/else if statement can be used to implement logic that requires branching to different blocks of program code. But the two are not interchangeable. A) Under what circumstances would an if/else if statement be a more appropriate choice than a switch statement? B) Under what circumstances would a switch statement be a more appropriate choice than an if/else if statement? C) Under what circumstances would a set of nested if / else statements be more appropriate than either of the other two structures? Try to come up with at least one example case for each of the three, where it is the best way to implement the desired branching logic.
If the sub-expression on the left of the || logical operator is __________, the right sub-expression is not checked.
What value will be stored in the variable t after each of the following statements executes? A) t = (12 > 1);__________ B) t = (2 < 0);__________ C) t = (5 == (3 * 2));__________ D) t = (5 == 5);__________
For an if statement to conditionally execute a group of statements, the statements must be enclosed in a set of __________.
Write an if statement that assigns 100 to x when y is equal to 0.
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