Which term refers to statements that only run under certain conditions?

• A. Conditionals
• B. Function
• C. Debugging
• D. Abstraction

Answer: (A)

Conditionals control whether certain code runs by checking a condition. They let a program make decisions, so different code can execute depending on data or state—for example, if a user is logged in, show their dashboard; otherwise, show a login prompt. The common way to implement this is with an if statement, often with else or else-if, which chooses which block of code to execute based on whether the condition is true. This is different from a function, which is a reusable block you call to perform a task; debugging, which is about finding and fixing problems; and abstraction, which hides complexity to simplify coding.