Conditional Statements and Control Statements

The order of execution of

The order of execution of the statements in a program is called flow of control. Statements may be executed sequentially, selectively, or iteratively.

These statements are executed in

These statements are executed in a sequential order, one after the other without any jump. This is the normal flow of control in a program.

These statements are executed depending upon

These statements are executed depending upon a condition. A condition decides which set of statements should run, so they are also called conditional

These statements repeat depending upon

These statements repeat depending upon a condition. The repeated set of statements is called the body of the loop.

The simplest form of an if

The simplest form of an if statement tests a condition and carries out instructions only when the condition is true. If the condition is false, the bl