Welcome! Today, we are unraveling the crucial aspects of C++ control structures, specifically the if, else, and switch statements. Control structures steer the flow of your program based on conditions, which is similar to decision-making in daily life. Fascinating, isn't it? Let's dive right in.

The if statement checks a given condition inside parentheses, which must result in a boolean value (true or false):

• The condition is placed between the parentheses ().
• If the condition evaluates to true, the code block within the curly braces {} executes.
• This block will not run if the condition is false.