5.01 and 5.02 Types of Error and Debugging – Flashcards
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Occur when the programmer does not follow the rules of the programming language.
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Syntax Error
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Prevent the program from starting
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Syntax Error
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Also called Compilation Errors or Compiler Errors
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Syntax Error
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Wavy line under them to alert the programmer.
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Syntax Error
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Occur when the program compiles and executes, but the output is not what you wanted/expected.
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Logic Error
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Could be caused by an incorrect formula.
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Logic Error
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All possible inputs not handled
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Logic Error
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A table of possible inputs and expected output.
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Desk Check
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When you create a table of possible inputs and determine what the output should be.
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Desk Check
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Check expected input Check unexpected input Check boundaries Check null input
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Desk Check
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A description of the error is given. Troubleshooting tips are given.
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Runtime Error
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The operation violates a rule of the computer.
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Runtime Error
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The program tries to do an operation that is impossible to carry out.
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Runtime Error
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Forgetting to initialize a variable
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Runtime Error
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Divide by 0
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Runtime Error
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Occurs while your program is running.
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Runtime Error
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When your program tries to do an operation that is impossible to carry out.
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Runtime Error
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The program goes into "Break" mode where you can debug it.
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Runtime Error
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your program is all written- but it does not work
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Debugging
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Fixing errors within your program.
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Programmer Debugging
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Write program code in such a way as to allow for unexpected input from the program user.
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Program Debugging
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tool used by a programmer to isolate a section of code
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Break Point
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is often used with a IF statement or loop code.
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Break Point
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red dot will appear in the grey bar and the text will be highlighted in red.
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Break Point
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execute the rest of the program without stopping
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Green arrow
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stop here
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Pause
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stop the program and return to the IDE
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Blue Square
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move to the next line of code in the programming block
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Step Into
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skip the current programming block
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Step Over
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exit the current programming block
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Step Out
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This works only with the debugger is in break mode (at a breakpoint).
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Watch Window
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allows the coder to track the value of variables as the program is being executed.
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Watch Window
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This is useful way to catch logic errors that might otherwise be missed.
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Watch Window
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an automatic Watch Window
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Locals Watch Window
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a function to check for incorrect user input.
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Try...Catch
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A coding structure used to 'handle' exceptions.
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Try...Catch
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a function used with an IF statement
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IsNumeric
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It returns True if it finds a number, otherwise False
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IsNumeric
