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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
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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 score = 44; // start at 41
line 2: score = score + 3; // add 3
line 3: score = score + 4; // add 4
line 4: show(score); // show it - 2.🐞 After fixing a bug you should ___. (a) never test (b) delete the test (c) test it again (d) release at once
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3.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let points = 37; // start at 37
line 2: points = points + 2; // add 2
line 3: points = points + 2; // double it
line 4: points = points + 2; // add 2
line 5: show(points); // show it -
4.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 32; // start at 30
line 2: stars = stars + 2; // add 2
line 3: stars = stars + 6; // add 6
line 4: stars = stars - 3; // take away 3
line 5: show(stars); // show it - 5.🐞 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
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6.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 40; // start at 37
line 2: score = score - 2; // take away 2
line 3: score = score - 4; // take away 4
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3 -
7.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 35; // start at 34
line 2: score = score - 2; // take away 2
line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
line 4: score = score + 6; // add 6
line 5: show(score); // show it -
8.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let coins = 39; // start at 39
line 2: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
line 4: coins = coins - 2; // add 2
line 5: show(coins); // show it -
9.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let points = 35; // start at 35
line 2: points = points * 2; // double it
line 3: points = points - 5; // take away 2
line 4: show(points); // show it -
10.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let stars = 51; // start at 48
line 2: stars = stars + 5; // add 5
line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
11.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 48; // start at 48
line 2: stars = stars + 2; // double it
line 3: stars = stars - 1; // take away 1
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
12.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let points = 39; // start at 38
line 2: points = points + 2; // add 2
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 1 (c) line 3 (d) line 4 -
13.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let score = 34; // start at 33
line 2: score = score + 2; // add 2
line 3: score = score - 2; // take away 2
line 4: score = score + 5; // add 5
line 5: show(score); // show it - 14.🐞 Finding and fixing bugs is called ___. (a) decorating (b) downloading (c) designing (d) debugging
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15.🐞 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 * 2; // double it
line 3: stars = stars - 3; // add 3
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
16.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let coins = 30; // start at 30
line 2: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
line 3: coins = coins - 3; // add 3
line 4: coins = coins - 3; // take away 3
line 5: show(coins); // show it - 17.🐞 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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18.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let lives = 51; // start at 49
line 2: lives = lives + 6; // add 6
line 3: lives = lives + 5; // add 5
line 4: lives = lives + 3; // add 3
line 5: show(lives); // show it -
19.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let points = 35; // start at 35
line 2: points = points - 6; // add 6
line 3: points = points - 1; // take away 1
line 4: show(points); // show it -
20.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 35; // start at 35
line 2: stars = stars - 6; // add 6
line 3: stars = stars + 6; // add 6
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
21.🐞 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 - 8; // take away 5
line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
line 4: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
line 5: show(coins); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 4 (d) line 2 -
22.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 49; // start at 49
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
line 4: score = score + 4; // add 2
line 5: show(score); // show it (a) line 3 (b) line 4 (c) line 1 (d) line 2 -
23.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 35; // start at 33
line 2: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 3: stars = stars - 1; // take away 1
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
24.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 35; // start at 32
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score + 3; // add 3
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 1 -
25.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 41; // start at 38
line 2: stars = stars + 5; // add 5
line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
26.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let coins = 41; // start at 40
line 2: coins = coins - 3; // take away 3
line 3: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
line 4: show(coins); // show it -
27.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let points = 46; // start at 46
line 2: points = points - 8; // take away 5
line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
line 4: show(points); // show it -
28.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 44; // start at 44
line 2: score = score + 1; // take away 1
line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
line 4: score = score * 2; // double it
line 5: show(score); // show it (a) line 3 (b) line 1 (c) line 2 (d) line 4 -
29.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let coins = 35; // start at 32
line 2: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
line 3: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
line 4: show(coins); // show it (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 1 -
30.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let lives = 44; // start at 41
line 2: lives = lives + 3; // add 3
line 3: lives = lives + 3; // add 3
line 4: lives = lives - 3; // take away 3
line 5: show(lives); // show it (a) line 4 (b) line 3 (c) line 1 (d) line 2 -
31.🐞 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 * 3; // double it
line 3: coins = coins - 5; // take away 5
line 4: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
line 5: show(coins); // show it (a) line 4 (b) line 1 (c) line 2 (d) line 3 -
32.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let lives = 34; // start at 34
line 2: lives = lives + 5; // add 5
line 3: lives = lives * 3; // double it
line 4: lives = lives - 5; // take away 5
line 5: show(lives); // show it -
33.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let stars = 41; // start at 40
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 1 (c) line 3 -
34.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let points = 32; // start at 32
line 2: points = points * 2; // double it
line 3: points = points + 7; // add 4
line 4: points = points + 6; // add 6
line 5: show(points); // show it -
35.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 37; // start at 37
line 2: stars = stars - 6; // add 6
line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 4: stars = stars - 4; // take away 4
line 5: show(stars); // show it -
36.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let stars = 50; // start at 50
line 2: stars = stars * 2; // double it
line 3: stars = stars * 3; // double it
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
37.🐞 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 37
line 2: stars = stars - 5; // take away 5
line 3: stars = stars + 6; // add 6
line 4: show(stars); // show it -
38.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let coins = 51; // start at 49
line 2: coins = coins * 2; // double it
line 3: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
line 4: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
line 5: show(coins); // 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 points = 44; // start at 44
line 2: points = points - 1; // take away 1
line 3: points = points + 8; // add 6
line 4: show(points); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 -
40.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let coins = 41; // start at 38
line 2: coins = coins - 4; // take away 4
line 3: coins = coins - 3; // take away 3
line 4: coins = coins - 3; // take away 3
line 5: show(coins); // show it
Answer key
- 48
- test it again
- 80
- 37
- find where it goes wrong
- line 1
- 70
- 92
- 65
- 106
- 49
- line 1
- 39
- debugging
- 67
- 32
- a mistake in the code
- 65
- 28
- 35
- line 2
- line 4
- 69
- line 1
- 92
- 41
- 82
- line 2
- line 1
- line 1
- line 2
- 112
- line 1
- 74
- 58
- 300
- 38
- line 1
- line 3
- 28
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