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.🐞 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 + 8; // add 6
line 3: stars = stars + 6; // add 6
line 4: stars = stars - 4; // take away 4
line 5: show(stars); // show it -
2.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let points = 43; // start at 43
line 2: points = points - 2; // take away 2
line 3: points = points - 4; // take away 4
line 4: points = points + 2; // double it
line 5: show(points); // show it -
3.🐞 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 + 3; // take away 3
line 4: score = score + 3; // add 3
line 5: show(score); // show it (a) line 4 (b) line 2 (c) line 1 (d) line 3 -
4.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let stars = 42; // start at 42
line 2: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 4: stars = stars - 5; // add 5
line 5: show(stars); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 2 - 5.🐞 After fixing a bug you should ___. (a) delete the test (b) never test (c) test it again (d) release at once
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6.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let coins = 48; // start at 48
line 2: coins = coins + 2; // double it
line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
line 4: coins = coins + 5; // add 5
line 5: show(coins); // show it -
7.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 45; // start at 45
line 2: score = score - 3; // take away 3
line 3: score = score + 7; // add 4
line 4: score = score + 5; // add 5
line 5: show(score); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 1 -
8.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let coins = 48; // start at 48
line 2: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
line 3: coins = coins + 3; // take away 3
line 4: show(coins); // show it -
9.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 40; // start at 40
line 2: score = score + 2; // add 2
line 3: score = score + 3; // add 3
line 4: score = score + 2; // double it
line 5: show(score); // show it -
10.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let stars = 30; // start at 30
line 2: stars = stars + 4; // add 4
line 3: stars = stars + 6; // add 6
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 -
11.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 36; // start at 36
line 2: stars = stars + 6; // add 4
line 3: stars = stars + 2; // add 2
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
12.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 43; // start at 41
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 -
13.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 32; // start at 30
line 2: stars = stars + 4; // add 4
line 3: stars = stars - 4; // take away 4
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
14.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let coins = 43; // start at 43
line 2: coins = coins - 3; // take away 2
line 3: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
line 4: coins = coins * 2; // double it
line 5: show(coins); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 4 (d) line 1 -
15.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 40; // start at 40
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score - 3; // take away 1
line 4: score = score + 5; // add 5
line 5: show(score); // show it - 16.🐞 What is a good first step when an app gives a wrong result? (a) add more colours (b) delete the app (c) find where it goes wrong (d) buy a new phone
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17.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let points = 46; // start at 44
line 2: points = points * 2; // double it
line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
line 4: points = points + 6; // add 6
line 5: show(points); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 1 -
18.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 35; // start at 35
line 2: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 3: stars = stars + 7; // add 5
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
19.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let score = 38; // start at 38
line 2: score = score + 7; // add 5
line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
line 4: show(score); // show it -
20.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 30; // start at 30
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score + 4; // add 2
line 4: score = score * 2; // double it
line 5: show(score); // show it -
21.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let lives = 45; // start at 42
line 2: lives = lives - 5; // take away 5
line 3: lives = lives * 2; // double it
line 4: show(lives); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1 - 22.🐞 What is a bug? (a) a mistake in the code (b) a new feature (c) a nice icon (d) a fast phone
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23.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let coins = 45; // start at 42
line 2: coins = coins - 5; // take away 5
line 3: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
line 4: show(coins); // show it -
24.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let lives = 35; // start at 35
line 2: lives = lives + 2; // double it
line 3: lives = lives * 2; // double it
line 4: show(lives); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1 -
25.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let coins = 37; // start at 36
line 2: coins = coins * 2; // double it
line 3: coins = coins - 4; // take away 4
line 4: show(coins); // show it -
26.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let stars = 35; // start at 34
line 2: stars = stars + 2; // add 2
line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 4: show(stars); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3 -
27.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let coins = 32; // start at 31
line 2: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
line 3: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
line 4: show(coins); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 -
28.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let points = 30; // start at 30
line 2: points = points + 5; // add 5
line 3: points = points - 6; // add 6
line 4: show(points); // show it -
29.🐞 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 + 5; // add 5
line 3: score = score - 6; // take away 5
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3 -
30.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let stars = 39; // start at 36
line 2: stars = stars + 5; // add 5
line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 4: show(stars); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 -
31.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let score = 46; // start at 45
line 2: score = score + 2; // add 2
line 3: score = score - 4; // take away 4
line 4: show(score); // show it - 32.🐞 Finding and fixing bugs is called ___. (a) debugging (b) decorating (c) designing (d) downloading
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33.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let score = 35; // start at 35
line 2: score = score - 4; // add 4
line 3: score = score - 3; // take away 3
line 4: show(score); // show it -
34.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let lives = 41; // start at 41
line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
line 3: lives = lives + 5; // add 5
line 4: lives = lives + 2; // double it
line 5: show(lives); // show it -
35.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let score = 43; // start at 43
line 2: score = score + 6; // add 6
line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
line 4: score = score + 2; // double it
line 5: show(score); // show it -
36.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let stars = 38; // start at 38
line 2: stars = stars - 2; // take away 2
line 3: stars = stars + 4; // add 4
line 4: stars = stars + 6; // add 5
line 5: show(stars); // show it -
37.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let score = 40; // start at 39
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
line 4: show(score); // show it -
38.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let stars = 45; // start at 43
line 2: stars = stars + 6; // add 6
line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 4: stars = stars - 5; // take away 5
line 5: show(stars); // show it (a) line 3 (b) line 1 (c) line 4 (d) line 2 -
39.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let coins = 48; // start at 48
line 2: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
line 3: coins = coins - 1; // take away 1
line 4: coins = coins * 3; // double it
line 5: show(coins); // show it -
40.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let coins = 37; // start at 37
line 2: coins = coins - 5; // take away 4
line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
line 4: show(coins); // show it (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 1
Answer key
- 50
- 39
- line 3
- line 4
- test it again
- 105
- line 3
- 51
- 90
- line 4
- 44
- line 1
- 32
- line 2
- 84
- find where it goes wrong
- line 1
- 77
- 90
- 124
- line 1
- a mistake in the code
- 44
- line 2
- 68
- line 1
- line 1
- 29
- line 3
- line 1
- 44
- debugging
- 28
- 174
- 100
- 45
- 160
- line 1
- 150
- line 2
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