Answer:

Enter an integer:
12
The number 12 is positive
Good-bye for now

The false branch is executed because the answer to the question num < 0 was false.

The Program as a Chart

Here is the program again, done as a flowchart. Because the answer to the question is false, the false branch is performed. The "two-way split" of the program is easy to see in a two dimensional chart. It is harder to see this in a program where line follows line one after another.

import java.util.Scanner;

class NumberTester
{
  public static void main (String[] args) 
  {
    Scanner scan = new Scanner( System.in );
    int num;

    System.out.println("Enter an integer:");
    num = scan.nextInt();
    
    if ( num < 0 )                
      System.out.println("The number " +
           num + " is negative"); 
    else
      System.out.println("The number " + 
           num + " is positive"); 
    
    System.out.println("Good-bye for now"); 
  }
}

The flow chart shows the overall logic of the program. Most of the details of syntax are left out. It is often helpful to sketch a flowchart when you are designing a program. You can use the flowchart to get the logic correct, then fill in the details when you write the program.

QUESTION 4:

The user runs the program and enters -5. What will the program print?