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7533196239If StatementA command that allows computers to make a decision in a program0
7533346443==What we use inside of an IF statement to test if something is equal.1
7546218042>What we use inside of an IF statement to test if something is greater than.2
7546220847>=What we use inside of an IF statement to test if something is greater than or equal to.3
7546223291<What we use inside of an IF statement to test if something is less than.4
7546225237<=What we use inside of an IF statement to test if something is less than or equal to.5
7546231790!=What we use inside of an IF statement to test if something is not equal to.6
7707285002scopeWhen variables exist only inside of the {} of a command7
7707290022while loopA command that repeats a section of code until a Boolean condition is false.8
7707298108De Morgan's LawAllows you to factor into Boolean conditions9
7707309954Short Circuit EvaluationA built in feature of Java that stops evaluation if the first Boolean condition is true in an || and if the first Boolean condition is false in an &&10
7707323064Tracing CodeThe act of computing a code manually11
7707329934Truth TablesA representation of all possible Boolean outcomes.12
7707335443||Or13
7707335592&&And14
7707340412persnicketyBig word15
7707345058BooleanA condition that is either true or false16
7707347148Boolean VariableA variable that only holds two values, either true or false.17
7707353372Garbage CollectionWhen Java dumps the memory from a loop when completed.18
7707360941ElseA command that occurs when an If statement is false.19
7707363327else ifA command that tests a new Boolean condition when the first if statement is false.20

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