If Else... What?

What this C++ code-output question tests

This is a medium-difficulty C++ question that probes your understanding of control flow and language semantics. It asks you to trace through a code snippet and predict what prints—a skill that separates candidates who read code carefully from those who gloss over details.

Questions of this type appear frequently in technical interviews because they expose gaps in understanding syntax, operator precedence, and how conditionals behave. You'll need to reason through the exact execution path, any implicit type conversions, and whether statements even execute at all.

• Conditional logic and branching
• Boolean evaluation and truthiness
• Code tracing and execution order