Which term describes the placement of text farther to the right or left of surrounding text?

• A. Whitespace
• B. Comment
• C. Indentation
• D. Hyperlink

Answer: (C)

Indentation describes the placement of text farther to the right (or left) of surrounding text to create a visual offset. This offset signals structure or nesting, such as a block of code inside braces or the start of a new paragraph in writing. The offset is achieved using spaces or tabs, but the idea being tested is the intentional shift of the text’s starting point, not just the presence of spaces overall. Whitespace refers to the characters themselves (spaces, tabs, line breaks) rather than the act of offsetting text; a comment is an explanatory note, and a hyperlink is a clickable link. So the term that best fits is indentation.