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App development lesson 21: Debugging: find the bug line · Set 873 · 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.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let stars = 33; // start at 32
    line 2: stars = stars - 5; // take away 5
    line 3: stars = stars + 5; // add 5
    line 4: stars = stars + 4; // add 4
    line 5: show(stars); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 1 (c) line 2 (d) line 4
  2. 2.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 45; // start at 45
    line 2: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins + 5; // add 4
    line 4: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  3. 3.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let points = 33; // start at 33
    line 2: points = points + 3; // add 3
    line 3: points = points * 3; // double it
    line 4: show(points); // show it
  4. 4.🐞 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 * 3; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3
  5. 5.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 34; // start at 34
    line 2: coins = coins - 8; // take away 5
    line 3: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
    line 4: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
    line 5: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 1 (d) line 4
  6. 6.🐞 Finding and fixing bugs is called ___. (a) debugging (b) decorating (c) designing (d) downloading
  7. 7.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 43; // start at 43
    line 2: lives = lives + 2; // double it
    line 3: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 1 (c) line 2
  8. 8.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let score = 50; // start at 50
    line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 3: score = score * 3; // double it
    line 4: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(score); // 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 points = 36; // start at 36
    line 2: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 3: points = points + 3; // add 3
    line 4: points = points - 6; // add 6
    line 5: show(points); // show it
  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 - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: coins = coins - 4; // take away 1
    line 4: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
    line 5: show(coins); // show it
  11. 11.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let score = 43; // start at 43
    line 2: score = score + 7; // add 5
    line 3: score = score + 4; // add 4
    line 4: show(score); // show it
  12. 12.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let points = 40; // start at 38
    line 2: points = points - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: points = points + 5; // add 5
    line 4: points = points - 1; // take away 1
    line 5: show(points); // show it
  13. 13.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let score = 36; // start at 33
    line 2: score = score + 4; // add 4
    line 3: score = score + 4; // add 4
    line 4: show(score); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3
  14. 14.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let points = 31; // start at 31
    line 2: points = points - 3; // take away 1
    line 3: points = points + 6; // add 6
    line 4: show(points); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  15. 15.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 39; // start at 39
    line 2: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
    line 3: coins = coins - 3; // take away 3
    line 4: coins = coins + 7; // add 6
    line 5: show(coins); // show it
  16. 16.🐞 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 + 2; // add 2
    line 3: lives = lives - 2; // add 2
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  17. 17.🐞 After fixing a bug you should ___. (a) never test (b) release at once (c) test it again (d) delete the test
  18. 18.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 32; // start at 30
    line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 3: lives = lives - 4; // take away 4
    line 4: lives = lives + 5; // add 5
    line 5: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 4 (d) line 1
  19. 19.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let stars = 44; // start at 41
    line 2: stars = stars - 2; // take away 2
    line 3: stars = stars + 5; // add 5
    line 4: stars = stars + 5; // add 5
    line 5: show(stars); // show it
  20. 20.🐞 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 - 6; // add 6
    line 3: stars = stars - 4; // take away 4
    line 4: stars = stars + 2; // add 2
    line 5: show(stars); // show it
  21. 21.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 36; // start at 36
    line 2: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
    line 3: coins = coins - 2; // add 2
    line 4: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
    line 5: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 4 (c) line 1 (d) line 2
  22. 22.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let lives = 50; // start at 47
    line 2: lives = lives - 5; // take away 5
    line 3: lives = lives + 4; // add 4
    line 4: show(lives); // 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 stars = 34; // start at 34
    line 2: stars = stars + 2; // double it
    line 3: stars = stars - 1; // take away 1
    line 4: stars = stars + 5; // add 5
    line 5: show(stars); // show it
  24. 24.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let score = 45; // start at 45
    line 2: score = score * 3; // double it
    line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(score); // show it
  25. 25.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let score = 34; // start at 34
    line 2: score = score - 5; // take away 4
    line 3: score = score + 2; // add 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 = 49; // start at 46
    line 2: lives = lives + 5; // add 5
    line 3: lives = lives + 6; // add 6
    line 4: lives = lives + 2; // add 2
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  27. 27.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let points = 32; // start at 32
    line 2: points = points - 2; // add 2
    line 3: points = points - 3; // take away 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 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 * 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 points = 36; // start at 35
    line 2: points = points - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: points = points + 2; // add 2
    line 4: show(points); // show it
  30. 30.🐞 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 - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: score = score + 5; // add 4
    line 4: show(score); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 2
  31. 31.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let points = 43; // start at 43
    line 2: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 3: points = points - 3; // take away 2
    line 4: show(points); // 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 * 3; // double it
    line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(points); // show it
  33. 33.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let points = 33; // start at 31
    line 2: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 3: points = points - 4; // take away 4
    line 4: show(points); // show it
  34. 34.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let stars = 34; // start at 32
    line 2: stars = stars + 4; // add 4
    line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 4: stars = stars + 3; // add 3
    line 5: show(stars); // show it
  35. 35.🐞 What is a good first step when an app gives a wrong result? (a) buy a new phone (b) find where it goes wrong (c) add more colours (d) delete the app
  36. 36.🐞 A comment in code (after //) is for ___. (a) people reading the code (b) the app store (c) the phone screen (d) the battery
  37. 37.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let points = 46; // start at 46
    line 2: points = points - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: points = points + 4; // add 3
    line 4: show(points); // show it
  38. 38.🐞 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 39
    line 2: lives = lives + 2; // add 2
    line 3: lives = lives + 4; // add 4
    line 4: lives = lives - 6; // add 6
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  39. 39.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 44; // start at 44
    line 2: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins + 3; // take away 3
    line 4: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
    line 5: show(coins); // show it
  40. 40.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let coins = 38; // start at 35
    line 2: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
    line 4: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(coins); // show it

Answer key

  1. line 1
  2. line 3
  3. 72
  4. line 2
  5. line 2
  6. debugging
  7. line 2
  8. 400
  9. 81
  10. 29
  11. 54
  12. 41
  13. line 1
  14. line 2
  15. 47
  16. 34
  17. test it again
  18. line 1
  19. 52
  20. 34
  21. line 3
  22. 49
  23. 72
  24. 270
  25. 62
  26. 59
  27. line 2
  28. 144
  29. 34
  30. line 3
  31. 83
  32. 210
  33. 62
  34. 79
  35. find where it goes wrong
  36. people reading the code
  37. 47
  38. 51
  39. 94
  40. 152

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