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If the expression on the left side of the and operator is false, the expression on the right side will not be checked. This is called as __________. a. relational operator b. logical operator c. long-circuit evaluation d. short-circuit evaluation

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This type of evaluation is called a short-circuit evaluation because part of the expression is simply skipped over by the processor. The same thing happens when the expression on the left side of the or\texttt{or} operator is true\textit{true}.

So the answer is (d).

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