statements are instructions within the program. similar to sentences in our english language, a statement is a line of code telling the computer to do a certain action. in c++, all statements end with a semicolon.

Types of Statements

  • Declaration Statements - Variable equals
  • Jump Statements - Go to a function
  • Expression Statements - Computations with operators. Math?
  • Compound Statements - Boolean Algebra
  • Selection Statements - Conditionals
  • Iteration Statements - loops
  • Try blocks - try, except blocks