provides the means of choosing between two (2) or more execution paths in a program
selection statement
Two (2) categories of selection statements:
two-way and n-way
allows the selection of one of any number of statements or statement groups
multiple selection statement
The … clause is for unrepresented values; if there is no default, the whole statement does nothing
default
transfers control out of the switch construct
break
which can transfer control to one of the selectable segments
goto