What does the operator <= represent?

• A. Less than
• B. Greater than
• C. Less than or equal to
• D. MOD - remainder after division

Answer: (C)

<= means “less than or equal to.” It’s a comparison that checks whether the value on the left is either smaller than the value on the right or exactly equal to it. It’s true when left ≤ right, and false otherwise. This is handy when you want to include the boundary value in a range, like looping from 1 up to a maximum inclusive value or checking if a score stays within a permitted limit. For example, 5 <= 5 is true and 3 <= 4 is true, while 6 <= 4 is false. The other options correspond to different ideas: less than is strictly smaller, greater than is strictly larger, and MOD (remainder after division) is not a comparison at all.