App Dev Worksheet: Debugging
Developer's tip (Compare with the comment): Read each line and its comment (after //): does the code do exactly that? Actual = run the lines as written. Expected = follow every comment. After the fix, test again.
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1.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let points = 50; // start at 50
line 2: points = points + 2; // double it
line 3: points = points + 3; // add 3
line 4: points = points - 1; // take away 1
line 5: show(points); // show it (a) line 3 (b) line 4 (c) line 1 (d) line 2 -
2.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let lives = 46; // start at 44
line 2: lives = lives - 4; // take away 4
line 3: lives = lives + 4; // add 4
line 4: show(lives); // show it -
3.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let lives = 32; // start at 32
line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
line 3: lives = lives + 6; // add 6
line 4: lives = lives + 4; // take away 4
line 5: show(lives); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3 (d) line 4 -
4.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let score = 39; // start at 38
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
line 4: score = score * 2; // double it
line 5: show(score); // show it -
5.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let stars = 52; // start at 50
line 2: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 3: stars = stars - 2; // take away 2
line 4: stars = stars + 3; // add 3
line 5: show(stars); // show it (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 4 (d) line 1 -
6.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let stars = 31; // start at 31
line 2: stars = stars + 3; // add 3
line 3: stars = stars - 3; // take away 1
line 4: stars = stars - 2; // take away 2
line 5: show(stars); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 4 (d) line 3 -
7.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let points = 37; // start at 37
line 2: points = points - 4; // take away 4
line 3: points = points + 2; // double it
line 4: show(points); // show it - 8.🐞 Finding and fixing bugs is called ___. (a) designing (b) downloading (c) decorating (d) debugging
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9.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let coins = 48; // start at 48
line 2: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
line 3: coins = coins + 5; // take away 5
line 4: show(coins); // show it -
10.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let lives = 52; // start at 50
line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
line 3: lives = lives - 4; // take away 4
line 4: show(lives); // show it -
11.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 36; // start at 35
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
line 4: show(score); // show it -
12.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 53; // start at 50
line 2: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
13.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let lives = 33; // start at 33
line 2: lives = lives - 2; // add 2
line 3: lives = lives - 2; // take away 2
line 4: lives = lives * 2; // double it
line 5: show(lives); // show it -
14.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let lives = 49; // start at 47
line 2: lives = lives - 5; // take away 5
line 3: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
line 4: show(lives); // show it -
15.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 46; // start at 46
line 2: score = score + 5; // add 2
line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 -
16.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let lives = 42; // start at 42
line 2: lives = lives - 3; // take away 3
line 3: lives = lives - 4; // take away 2
line 4: lives = lives - 4; // take away 4
line 5: show(lives); // show it -
17.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 32; // start at 32
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score + 3; // add 2
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 -
18.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let stars = 48; // start at 48
line 2: stars = stars + 7; // add 6
line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 4: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 5: show(stars); // show it -
19.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 39; // start at 36
line 2: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 3: stars = stars - 1; // take away 1
line 4: show(stars); // show it - 20.🐞 What is a bug? (a) a new feature (b) a nice icon (c) a mistake in the code (d) a fast phone
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21.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 37; // start at 35
line 2: stars = stars + 2; // add 2
line 3: stars = stars - 3; // take away 3
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
22.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 46; // start at 44
line 2: score = score + 5; // add 5
line 3: score = score + 6; // add 6
line 4: score = score + 4; // add 4
line 5: show(score); // show it (a) line 3 (b) line 4 (c) line 1 (d) line 2 -
23.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 42; // start at 42
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score + 9; // add 6
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 2 -
24.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let lives = 46; // start at 46
line 2: lives = lives + 2; // double it
line 3: lives = lives + 2; // add 2
line 4: show(lives); // show it -
25.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 33; // start at 33
line 2: score = score + 5; // add 5
line 3: score = score + 2; // take away 2
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3 -
26.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let coins = 36; // start at 36
line 2: coins = coins + 2; // double it
line 3: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
line 4: show(coins); // show it -
27.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let coins = 36; // start at 34
line 2: coins = coins - 4; // take away 4
line 3: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
line 4: coins = coins - 4; // take away 4
line 5: show(coins); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1 (d) line 4 -
28.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let points = 47; // start at 47
line 2: points = points + 3; // take away 3
line 3: points = points + 6; // add 6
line 4: points = points - 1; // take away 1
line 5: show(points); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 1 -
29.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let coins = 49; // start at 49
line 2: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
line 3: coins = coins - 2; // take away 2
line 4: coins = coins - 6; // take away 3
line 5: show(coins); // show it - 30.🐞 What is a good first step when an app gives a wrong result? (a) add more colours (b) find where it goes wrong (c) buy a new phone (d) delete the app
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31.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 46; // start at 46
line 2: score = score + 2; // double it
line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 2 -
32.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 36; // start at 36
line 2: score = score - 6; // take away 5
line 3: score = score + 6; // add 6
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 - 33.🐞 After fixing a bug you should ___. (a) delete the test (b) test it again (c) never test (d) release at once
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34.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let lives = 47; // start at 46
line 2: lives = lives - 2; // take away 2
line 3: lives = lives + 4; // add 4
line 4: lives = lives * 2; // double it
line 5: show(lives); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 4 (c) line 1 (d) line 3 -
35.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let coins = 42; // start at 42
line 2: coins = coins + 6; // add 5
line 3: coins = coins - 2; // take away 2
line 4: show(coins); // show it -
36.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let lives = 48; // start at 48
line 2: lives = lives + 5; // add 2
line 3: lives = lives + 3; // add 3
line 4: show(lives); // show it -
37.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let lives = 34; // start at 34
line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
line 3: lives = lives * 2; // double it
line 4: lives = lives - 3; // take away 2
line 5: show(lives); // show it -
38.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let lives = 30; // start at 30
line 2: lives = lives + 6; // add 5
line 3: lives = lives - 3; // take away 3
line 4: lives = lives + 3; // add 3
line 5: show(lives); // show it (a) line 4 (b) line 3 (c) line 1 (d) line 2 -
39.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 32; // start at 32
line 2: score = score - 1; // take away 1
line 3: score = score - 2; // add 2
line 4: score = score + 6; // add 6
line 5: show(score); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 2 (d) line 4 -
40.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 37; // start at 37
line 2: stars = stars + 2; // take away 2
line 3: stars = stars - 4; // take away 4
line 4: show(stars); // show it
Answer key
- line 2
- 44
- line 4
- 312
- line 1
- line 3
- 35
- debugging
- 57
- 96
- 140
- 212
- 66
- 43
- line 2
- 31
- line 3
- 216
- 77
- a mistake in the code
- 36
- line 1
- line 3
- 50
- line 3
- 40
- line 1
- line 2
- 44
- find where it goes wrong
- line 2
- line 2
- test it again
- line 1
- 45
- 56
- 134
- line 2
- line 3
- 35
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