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App development lesson 21: Debugging: find the bug line · Set 20 · 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 nice icon (b) a new feature (c) a mistake in the code (d) a fast phone
  2. 2.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let stars = 50; // start at 50
    line 2: stars = stars + 4; // add 4
    line 3: stars = stars + 1; // take away 1
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  3. 3.🐞 What is a good first step when an app gives a wrong result? (a) delete the app (b) buy a new phone (c) add more colours (d) find where it goes wrong
  4. 4.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let score = 41; // start at 41
    line 2: score = score + 7; // add 6
    line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(score); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  5. 5.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let stars = 48; // start at 48
    line 2: stars = stars + 2; // double it
    line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(stars); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  6. 6.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let lives = 31; // start at 30
    line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 3: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  7. 7.🐞 Finding and fixing bugs is called ___. (a) decorating (b) debugging (c) downloading (d) designing
  8. 8.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 40; // start at 37
    line 2: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  9. 9.🐞 After fixing a bug you should ___. (a) delete the test (b) test it again (c) release at once (d) never test
  10. 10.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let lives = 41; // start at 41
    line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 3: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
    line 4: lives = lives - 5; // take away 4
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  11. 11.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let stars = 49; // start at 48
    line 2: stars = stars + 2; // add 2
    line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  12. 12.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let lives = 38; // start at 36
    line 2: lives = lives - 5; // take away 5
    line 3: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  13. 13.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let lives = 38; // start at 38
    line 2: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
    line 3: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 4: lives = lives + 2; // double it
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  14. 14.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let score = 32; // start at 32
    line 2: score = score + 5; // add 3
    line 3: score = score - 5; // take away 5
    line 4: score = score + 6; // add 6
    line 5: show(score); // show it
  15. 15.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let stars = 33; // start at 33
    line 2: stars = stars - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: stars = stars + 7; // add 4
    line 4: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(stars); // show it     (a) line 4 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 (d) line 2
  16. 16.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 42; // start at 42
    line 2: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
    line 3: coins = coins - 1; // take away 1
    line 4: coins = coins - 4; // take away 3
    line 5: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 4 (c) line 1 (d) line 3
  17. 17.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let score = 38; // start at 38
    line 2: score = score + 4; // add 4
    line 3: score = score * 3; // double it
    line 4: show(score); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  18. 18.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 33; // start at 33
    line 2: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins * 3; // double it
    line 4: coins = coins - 1; // take away 1
    line 5: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 4 (d) line 3
  19. 19.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let points = 49; // start at 49
    line 2: points = points * 3; // double it
    line 3: points = points - 1; // take away 1
    line 4: show(points); // show it
  20. 20.🐞 A comment in code (after //) is for ___. (a) the phone screen (b) the battery (c) the app store (d) people reading the code
  21. 21.🐞 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 - 4; // take away 4
    line 3: stars = stars + 2; // double it
    line 4: show(stars); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  22. 22.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let stars = 39; // start at 39
    line 2: stars = stars + 5; // add 5
    line 3: stars = stars * 3; // double it
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  23. 23.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let score = 39; // start at 39
    line 2: score = score + 2; // double it
    line 3: score = score + 5; // add 5
    line 4: show(score); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3
  24. 24.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let score = 38; // start at 38
    line 2: score = score - 7; // take away 4
    line 3: score = score - 2; // take away 2
    line 4: score = score + 6; // add 6
    line 5: show(score); // show it
  25. 25.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let score = 32; // start at 32
    line 2: score = score - 2; // take away 2
    line 3: score = score * 3; // double it
    line 4: show(score); // show it
  26. 26.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let stars = 45; // start at 45
    line 2: stars = stars + 3; // add 2
    line 3: stars = stars - 2; // take away 2
    line 4: stars = stars - 3; // take away 3
    line 5: show(stars); // show it
  27. 27.🐞 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 - 5; // take away 3
    line 3: lives = lives + 6; // add 6
    line 4: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  28. 28.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let points = 48; // start at 45
    line 2: points = points + 6; // add 6
    line 3: points = points + 2; // add 2
    line 4: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(points); // 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 coins = 42; // start at 41
    line 2: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
    line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 4: coins = coins - 3; // take away 3
    line 5: show(coins); // show it
  30. 30.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let score = 38; // start at 38
    line 2: score = score + 2; // double it
    line 3: score = score - 4; // take away 4
    line 4: show(score); // show it
  31. 31.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 46; // start at 46
    line 2: coins = coins - 1; // take away 1
    line 3: coins = coins + 6; // add 3
    line 4: show(coins); // show it
  32. 32.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 31; // start at 31
    line 2: coins = coins * 3; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
    line 4: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(coins); // show it
  33. 33.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let stars = 44; // start at 44
    line 2: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 3: stars = stars + 5; // add 5
    line 4: stars = stars + 5; // take away 5
    line 5: show(stars); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 4 (d) line 1
  34. 34.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let score = 40; // start at 38
    line 2: score = score - 1; // take away 1
    line 3: score = score - 1; // take away 1
    line 4: show(score); // show it
  35. 35.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 41; // start at 41
    line 2: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
    line 3: coins = coins + 4; // add 3
    line 4: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
    line 5: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 2
  36. 36.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let stars = 48; // start at 45
    line 2: stars = stars - 1; // take away 1
    line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  37. 37.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let lives = 48; // start at 46
    line 2: lives = lives + 4; // add 4
    line 3: lives = lives + 2; // add 2
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  38. 38.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let stars = 37; // start at 37
    line 2: stars = stars * 3; // double it
    line 3: stars = stars + 2; // add 2
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  39. 39.🐞 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 - 4; // take away 4
    line 3: lives = lives + 5; // add 5
    line 4: lives = lives + 2; // take away 2
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  40. 40.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 46; // start at 46
    line 2: coins = coins + 5; // add 3
    line 3: coins = coins + 5; // add 5
    line 4: coins = coins - 3; // take away 3
    line 5: show(coins); // show it

Answer key

  1. a mistake in the code
  2. 55
  3. find where it goes wrong
  4. line 2
  5. line 2
  6. 124
  7. debugging
  8. line 1
  9. test it again
  10. 76
  11. 102
  12. 66
  13. 76
  14. 38
  15. line 3
  16. line 4
  17. line 3
  18. line 3
  19. 146
  20. people reading the code
  21. line 3
  22. 88
  23. line 2
  24. 38
  25. 60
  26. 42
  27. 36
  28. 106
  29. 85
  30. 36
  31. 51
  32. 190
  33. line 4
  34. 38
  35. line 3
  36. 94
  37. 52
  38. 113
  39. 34
  40. 53

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