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App development lesson 21: Debugging: find the bug line · Set 160 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🐞 What is a bug? (a) a mistake in the code (b) a fast phone (c) a nice icon (d) a new feature
  2. 2.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 44; // start at 44
    line 2: coins = coins - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: coins = coins + 2; // double it
    line 4: coins = coins - 2; // take away 2
    line 5: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 4 (b) line 1 (c) line 2 (d) line 3
  3. 3.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 46; // start at 46
    line 2: lives = lives - 4; // take away 4
    line 3: lives = lives - 3; // take away 1
    line 4: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
    line 5: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 4 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 (d) line 2
  4. 4.🐞 Finding and fixing bugs is called ___. (a) decorating (b) downloading (c) designing (d) debugging
  5. 5.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let stars = 33; // start at 33
    line 2: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 3: stars = stars - 5; // add 5
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  6. 6.🐞 After fixing a bug you should ___. (a) release at once (b) never test (c) delete the test (d) test it again
  7. 7.🐞 What is a good first step when an app gives a wrong result? (a) find where it goes wrong (b) delete the app (c) add more colours (d) buy a new phone
  8. 8.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let stars = 42; // start at 42
    line 2: stars = stars + 5; // add 5
    line 3: stars = stars + 1; // take away 1
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  9. 9.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let stars = 30; // start at 30
    line 2: stars = stars + 4; // add 4
    line 3: stars = stars - 5; // take away 4
    line 4: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(stars); // show it
  10. 10.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 41; // start at 38
    line 2: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
    line 4: coins = coins - 1; // take away 1
    line 5: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 4 (b) line 3 (c) line 1 (d) line 2
  11. 11.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let stars = 32; // start at 32
    line 2: stars = stars - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: stars = stars + 2; // double it
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  12. 12.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let score = 37; // start at 37
    line 2: score = score - 2; // take away 2
    line 3: score = score - 2; // add 2
    line 4: score = score + 4; // add 4
    line 5: show(score); // show it     (a) line 4 (b) line 2 (c) line 3 (d) line 1
  13. 13.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let lives = 39; // start at 38
    line 2: lives = lives - 5; // take away 5
    line 3: lives = lives - 5; // take away 5
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  14. 14.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let points = 40; // start at 40
    line 2: points = points + 3; // add 2
    line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 4: points = points - 3; // take away 3
    line 5: show(points); // show it
  15. 15.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 49; // start at 49
    line 2: lives = lives + 3; // add 3
    line 3: lives = lives * 3; // double it
    line 4: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  16. 16.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let lives = 35; // start at 35
    line 2: lives = lives + 3; // add 3
    line 3: lives = lives + 2; // double it
    line 4: lives = lives + 6; // add 6
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  17. 17.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let lives = 32; // start at 32
    line 2: lives = lives + 3; // add 3
    line 3: lives = lives * 3; // double it
    line 4: lives = lives - 2; // take away 2
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  18. 18.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let points = 36; // start at 36
    line 2: points = points + 2; // add 2
    line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 4: points = points - 6; // take away 3
    line 5: show(points); // show it
  19. 19.🐞 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 * 3; // double it
    line 4: show(score); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  20. 20.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let points = 40; // start at 40
    line 2: points = points + 5; // add 2
    line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(points); // show it
  21. 21.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let lives = 30; // start at 30
    line 2: lives = lives - 5; // take away 5
    line 3: lives = lives + 3; // take away 3
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  22. 22.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 45; // start at 45
    line 2: coins = coins + 2; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins - 1; // take away 1
    line 4: show(coins); // show it
  23. 23.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let score = 46; // start at 46
    line 2: score = score - 6; // add 6
    line 3: score = score + 6; // add 6
    line 4: show(score); // show it
  24. 24.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let lives = 35; // start at 32
    line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 3: lives = lives + 2; // add 2
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  25. 25.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let score = 44; // start at 42
    line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 3: score = score + 2; // add 2
    line 4: show(score); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3
  26. 26.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let points = 45; // start at 45
    line 2: points = points - 1; // take away 1
    line 3: points = points + 6; // add 6
    line 4: points = points + 2; // double it
    line 5: show(points); // show it
  27. 27.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let points = 43; // start at 43
    line 2: points = points - 4; // take away 4
    line 3: points = points - 3; // add 3
    line 4: show(points); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 1 (c) line 2
  28. 28.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 34; // start at 34
    line 2: coins = coins + 2; // take away 2
    line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(coins); // show it
  29. 29.🐞 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 33
    line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 3: score = score - 5; // take away 5
    line 4: show(score); // show it
  30. 30.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 41; // start at 39
    line 2: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
    line 3: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
    line 4: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  31. 31.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 48; // start at 48
    line 2: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
    line 3: lives = lives - 3; // take away 3
    line 4: lives = lives + 8; // add 6
    line 5: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 4 (d) line 1
  32. 32.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let score = 41; // start at 41
    line 2: score = score - 7; // take away 5
    line 3: score = score - 1; // take away 1
    line 4: show(score); // show it
  33. 33.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let stars = 38; // start at 35
    line 2: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  34. 34.🐞 A comment in code (after //) is for ___. (a) the app store (b) people reading the code (c) the battery (d) the phone screen
  35. 35.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let points = 36; // start at 35
    line 2: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 3: points = points + 3; // add 3
    line 4: show(points); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  36. 36.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let lives = 38; // start at 38
    line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 3: lives = lives * 3; // double it
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  37. 37.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let score = 40; // start at 40
    line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 3: score = score + 3; // add 3
    line 4: score = score - 2; // add 2
    line 5: show(score); // show it
  38. 38.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let score = 36; // start at 33
    line 2: score = score - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 4: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(score); // show it
  39. 39.🐞 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; // take away 5
    line 4: lives = lives + 2; // add 2
    line 5: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1 (d) line 4
  40. 40.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let score = 31; // start at 31
    line 2: score = score + 2; // add 2
    line 3: score = score * 3; // double it
    line 4: show(score); // show it

Answer key

  1. a mistake in the code
  2. line 3
  3. line 3
  4. debugging
  5. 71
  6. test it again
  7. find where it goes wrong
  8. 46
  9. 60
  10. line 1
  11. 58
  12. line 3
  13. 28
  14. 83
  15. line 3
  16. 82
  17. 68
  18. 73
  19. line 3
  20. 84
  21. 22
  22. 46
  23. 58
  24. 66
  25. line 1
  26. 52
  27. line 3
  28. 72
  29. 61
  30. line 1
  31. line 4
  32. 35
  33. 152
  34. people reading the code
  35. line 1
  36. 228
  37. 81
  38. 132
  39. line 3
  40. 66

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