Chapter 3

Question 1

Boolean Data type

Answer 1

It is a primitive data type. Can only be true or false

Question 2

boolean expression

Answer 2

An expression that evaluates to a boolean value

Question 3

boolean value

Answer 3

True or false

Question 4

conditional operator

Answer 4

The symbols ? and : appear together in a conditional expression; booleanExpression ? expression1 : expression2

Question 5

dangling else ambiguity

Answer 5

Describes a common mistake where an else clause is a mismatch to an if clause.

Question 6

debugging

Answer 6

To find errors in a program.

Question 7

fall-through behavior

Answer 7

In a switch statement, once a case is matched, the statements starting from the matched case are executed until a break statement or the end of the switch statement is reached. This phenomenon is referred to as the fall-through behavior.

Question 8

flowchart

Answer 8

Is a diagram that describes an algorithm or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting these with arrows.

Question 9

lazy operator/short-circuit operator

Answer 9

Operators such as && and || that perform short circuit evaluation.

Question 10

operator associativity

Answer 10

Defines the order in which operators will be evaluated in an expression if the operators have the same precedence order.

Question 11

selection statement

Answer 11

A statement that uses if or switch statement to control the execution of the program.