Question

Suppose you are writing a program that requires you take different paths depending on the response to a prompt. The prompt has more than two acceptable responses. Which of the following structures would be most appropriate?

(1 point)
Responses

if…then
if…then

While loop
While loop

if…then…else
if…then…else

for loop
for loop

Answer 1

The most appropriate structure for handling a prompt with more than two acceptable responses is:

**if…then…else**

This structure allows you to branch out into multiple conditions. However, if there are more than two distinct responses you need to handle, using multiple `if…then` statements or a switch-case structure (if the language you're using supports it) would be ideal.

The `if…then…else` gives you a way to handle a primary condition and then an alternative path, but if you want to accommodate multiple specific responses in a clean manner, it may be more effective to use chained `if…else if…else` statements.

So, in a context where responses are checked sequentially, you might use:

- **if…then** for the first condition,
- **else if** for subsequent conditions,
- **else** for the default case.

In summary, while `if…then…else` fits the need for decision-making, multiple conditions would typically use a series of `if…else if…else` rather than a single `if…then…else` statement.