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App development lesson 21: Debugging: find the bug line · Set 204 · 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.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let points = 48; // start at 47
    line 2: points = points - 1; // take away 1
    line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(points); // show it
  2. 2.🐞 Finding and fixing bugs is called ___. (a) decorating (b) downloading (c) designing (d) debugging
  3. 3.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let score = 34; // start at 31
    line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 3: score = score + 2; // add 2
    line 4: show(score); // show it
  4. 4.🐞 What is a bug? (a) a mistake in the code (b) a new feature (c) a fast phone (d) a nice icon
  5. 5.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let lives = 43; // start at 43
    line 2: lives = lives - 2; // take away 2
    line 3: lives = lives + 8; // add 6
    line 4: lives = lives - 5; // take away 5
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  6. 6.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 44; // start at 44
    line 2: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
    line 3: lives = lives + 2; // double it
    line 4: lives = lives - 4; // take away 4
    line 5: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 2
  7. 7.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let points = 44; // start at 42
    line 2: points = points + 5; // add 5
    line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(points); // show it
  8. 8.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 33; // start at 31
    line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 3: lives = lives - 3; // take away 3
    line 4: lives = lives + 4; // add 4
    line 5: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 4 (c) line 1 (d) line 3
  9. 9.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 39; // start at 39
    line 2: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
    line 3: coins = coins + 3; // add 2
    line 4: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
    line 5: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 1
  10. 10.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let coins = 31; // start at 31
    line 2: coins = coins + 2; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins - 4; // take away 4
    line 4: show(coins); // show it
  11. 11.🐞 A comment in code (after //) is for ___. (a) the phone screen (b) the app store (c) the battery (d) people reading the code
  12. 12.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let lives = 49; // start at 48
    line 2: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
    line 3: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 4: lives = lives + 6; // add 6
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  13. 13.🐞 After fixing a bug you should ___. (a) test it again (b) delete the test (c) never test (d) release at once
  14. 14.🐞 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 - 2; // add 2
    line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 4: stars = stars - 3; // take away 3
    line 5: show(stars); // show it
  15. 15.🐞 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 + 5; // add 5
    line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 4: score = score + 5; // take away 5
    line 5: show(score); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 2
  16. 16.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let lives = 38; // start at 38
    line 2: lives = lives + 6; // add 3
    line 3: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 4: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  17. 17.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 53; // start at 50
    line 2: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 4: coins = coins - 1; // take away 1
    line 5: show(coins); // 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 stars = 43; // start at 40
    line 2: stars = stars - 4; // take away 4
    line 3: stars = stars - 3; // take away 3
    line 4: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(stars); // show it
  19. 19.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 40; // start at 40
    line 2: lives = lives + 3; // add 3
    line 3: lives = lives - 4; // add 4
    line 4: lives = lives + 4; // add 4
    line 5: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 4 (b) line 1 (c) line 2 (d) 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 lives = 52; // start at 49
    line 2: lives = lives - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  21. 21.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let stars = 36; // start at 33
    line 2: stars = stars + 6; // add 6
    line 3: stars = stars - 3; // take away 3
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  22. 22.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let stars = 49; // start at 48
    line 2: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 3: stars = stars - 4; // take away 4
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  23. 23.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let points = 39; // start at 39
    line 2: points = points + 5; // take away 5
    line 3: points = points - 1; // take away 1
    line 4: show(points); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (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 = 32; // start at 32
    line 2: score = score - 3; // take away 1
    line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 4: 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 = 36; // start at 33
    line 2: score = score + 6; // add 6
    line 3: score = score - 2; // take away 2
    line 4: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 5: 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 lives = 48; // start at 48
    line 2: lives = lives + 5; // add 5
    line 3: lives = lives * 3; // double it
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  27. 27.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let points = 41; // start at 41
    line 2: points = points + 7; // add 6
    line 3: points = points + 2; // add 2
    line 4: points = points + 2; // add 2
    line 5: show(points); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 2 (d) line 4
  28. 28.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 42; // start at 40
    line 2: coins = coins - 2; // take away 2
    line 3: coins = coins - 5; // take away 5
    line 4: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 1
  29. 29.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 35; // start at 35
    line 2: coins = coins - 4; // take away 1
    line 3: coins = coins - 3; // take away 3
    line 4: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 1
  30. 30.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let coins = 32; // start at 32
    line 2: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
    line 3: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
    line 4: coins = coins + 3; // take away 3
    line 5: show(coins); // show it
  31. 31.🐞 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 * 2; // double it
    line 3: stars = stars + 2; // double it
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  32. 32.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let points = 35; // start at 35
    line 2: points = points + 1; // take away 1
    line 3: points = points - 4; // take away 4
    line 4: points = points + 5; // add 5
    line 5: show(points); // show it
  33. 33.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 32; // start at 30
    line 2: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
    line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3
  34. 34.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let lives = 43; // start at 43
    line 2: lives = lives + 2; // add 2
    line 3: lives = lives - 3; // take away 3
    line 4: lives = lives * 3; // double it
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  35. 35.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let score = 33; // start at 33
    line 2: score = score + 4; // add 4
    line 3: score = score - 2; // take away 2
    line 4: score = score * 3; // double it
    line 5: show(score); // show it
  36. 36.🐞 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 * 3; // double it
    line 4: show(score); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  37. 37.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let points = 31; // start at 31
    line 2: points = points - 1; // take away 1
    line 3: points = points + 4; // take away 4
    line 4: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(points); // show it
  38. 38.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let score = 44; // start at 44
    line 2: score = score + 6; // add 5
    line 3: score = score - 3; // take away 3
    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 score = 31; // start at 30
    line 2: score = score + 4; // add 4
    line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(score); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  40. 40.🐞 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 + 1; // take away 1
    line 4: show(coins); // show it

Answer key

  1. 94
  2. debugging
  3. 64
  4. a mistake in the code
  5. 42
  6. line 3
  7. 94
  8. line 1
  9. line 3
  10. 58
  11. people reading the code
  12. 102
  13. test it again
  14. 91
  15. line 4
  16. 164
  17. 211
  18. 66
  19. line 3
  20. 45
  21. 39
  22. 92
  23. line 2
  24. 62
  25. 74
  26. 106
  27. line 2
  28. line 1
  29. line 2
  30. 33
  31. 192
  32. 37
  33. line 1
  34. 84
  35. 70
  36. line 3
  37. 52
  38. 94
  39. line 1
  40. 73

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