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App development lesson 21: Debugging: find the bug line · Set 932 · 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.🐞 After fixing a bug you should ___. (a) test it again (b) delete the test (c) release at once (d) never test
  2. 2.🐞 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 + 4; // add 4
    line 3: score = score - 2; // add 2
    line 4: score = score + 5; // add 5
    line 5: show(score); // show it     (a) line 4 (b) line 1 (c) line 2 (d) line 3
  3. 3.🐞 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 - 3; // add 3
    line 3: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
    line 4: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 4 (c) line 1 (d) line 3
  4. 4.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let stars = 45; // start at 45
    line 2: stars = stars - 2; // take away 2
    line 3: stars = stars - 5; // take away 5
    line 4: stars = stars + 5; // add 3
    line 5: show(stars); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 (d) line 4
  5. 5.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let score = 40; // start at 40
    line 2: score = score - 5; // take away 2
    line 3: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 4: score = score + 6; // add 6
    line 5: show(score); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 4 (d) line 2
  6. 6.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let stars = 50; // start at 50
    line 2: stars = stars - 5; // take away 5
    line 3: stars = stars - 4; // take away 2
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  7. 7.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let score = 48; // start at 48
    line 2: score = score + 6; // add 4
    line 3: score = score + 5; // add 5
    line 4: show(score); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  8. 8.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let score = 40; // start at 40
    line 2: score = score + 3; // add 3
    line 3: score = score + 2; // add 2
    line 4: score = score + 3; // take away 3
    line 5: show(score); // show it
  9. 9.🐞 Finding and fixing bugs is called ___. (a) decorating (b) debugging (c) designing (d) downloading
  10. 10.🐞 A comment in code (after //) is for ___. (a) the battery (b) the phone screen (c) people reading the code (d) the app store
  11. 11.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 50; // start at 50
    line 2: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
    line 3: coins = coins + 2; // double it
    line 4: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 2
  12. 12.🐞 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; // take away 2
    line 3: stars = stars * 3; // double it
    line 4: show(stars); // show it
  13. 13.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 31; // start at 31
    line 2: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
    line 3: coins = coins - 5; // take away 4
    line 4: show(coins); // 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 lives = 31; // start at 31
    line 2: lives = lives - 5; // take away 5
    line 3: lives = lives + 3; // take away 3
    line 4: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 1 (c) line 2
  15. 15.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
    line 1: let coins = 44; // start at 44
    line 2: coins = coins + 6; // add 4
    line 3: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
    line 4: show(coins); // show it
  16. 16.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 35; // start at 33
    line 2: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
    line 3: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
    line 4: show(coins); // show it
  17. 17.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let lives = 37; // start at 37
    line 2: lives = lives - 6; // add 6
    line 3: lives = lives + 4; // add 4
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  18. 18.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let score = 43; // start at 43
    line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
    line 3: score = score + 2; // double it
    line 4: score = score + 5; // add 5
    line 5: show(score); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 4 (c) line 2 (d) line 1
  19. 19.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let score = 47; // start at 47
    line 2: score = score + 5; // add 5
    line 3: score = score - 5; // take away 5
    line 4: score = score + 4; // take away 4
    line 5: show(score); // show it
  20. 20.🐞 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
  21. 21.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 52; // start at 50
    line 2: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
    line 3: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
    line 4: show(coins); // show it
  22. 22.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let score = 47; // start at 47
    line 2: score = score + 5; // add 5
    line 3: score = score + 2; // double it
    line 4: score = score + 4; // add 4
    line 5: show(score); // show it     (a) line 4 (b) line 1 (c) line 2 (d) line 3
  23. 23.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let points = 48; // start at 48
    line 2: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 3: points = points - 2; // take away 1
    line 4: points = points + 5; // add 5
    line 5: show(points); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 2
  24. 24.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 50; // start at 50
    line 2: lives = lives + 2; // add 2
    line 3: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 4: lives = lives - 6; // add 6
    line 5: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 4 (b) line 3 (c) line 2 (d) line 1
  25. 25.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 47; // start at 44
    line 2: lives = lives - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: lives = lives + 5; // add 5
    line 4: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 5: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 4 (c) line 2 (d) line 1
  26. 26.🐞 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 * 2; // double it
    line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 4: points = points - 3; // add 3
    line 5: show(points); // show it     (a) line 4 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 (d) line 2
  27. 27.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let points = 46; // start at 46
    line 2: points = points - 2; // add 2
    line 3: points = points + 4; // add 4
    line 4: show(points); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 1
  28. 28.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let points = 39; // start at 38
    line 2: points = points - 3; // take away 3
    line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 4: show(points); // show it
  29. 29.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let lives = 40; // start at 40
    line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 3: lives = lives - 3; // add 3
    line 4: show(lives); // show it
  30. 30.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 44; // start at 44
    line 2: coins = coins - 4; // take away 4
    line 3: coins = coins + 3; // take away 3
    line 4: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  31. 31.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 33; // start at 33
    line 2: lives = lives + 2; // double it
    line 3: lives = lives + 6; // add 6
    line 4: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3
  32. 32.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let points = 30; // start at 30
    line 2: points = points + 3; // add 3
    line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
    line 4: points = points - 4; // add 4
    line 5: show(points); // show it     (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 1 (d) line 4
  33. 33.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let stars = 34; // start at 34
    line 2: stars = stars + 6; // add 6
    line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 4: stars = stars - 7; // take away 5
    line 5: show(stars); // show it     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 (d) line 4
  34. 34.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let lives = 46; // start at 46
    line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 3: lives = lives + 2; // add 2
    line 4: lives = lives + 5; // take away 5
    line 5: show(lives); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 2
  35. 35.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let lives = 33; // start at 33
    line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
    line 3: lives = lives + 5; // add 3
    line 4: lives = lives - 4; // take away 4
    line 5: show(lives); // show it
  36. 36.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
    line 1: let coins = 39; // start at 37
    line 2: coins = coins * 2; // double it
    line 3: coins = coins - 5; // take away 5
    line 4: show(coins); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 2
  37. 37.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let stars = 30; // start at 30
    line 2: stars = stars + 2; // add 2
    line 3: stars = stars * 2; // double it
    line 4: stars = stars - 2; // add 2
    line 5: show(stars); // show it
  38. 38.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 51; // start at 48
    line 2: coins = coins + 5; // add 5
    line 3: coins = coins - 1; // take away 1
    line 4: show(coins); // show it
  39. 39.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
    line 1: let coins = 48; // start at 48
    line 2: coins = coins - 5; // take away 5
    line 3: coins = coins + 3; // add 2
    line 4: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
    line 5: show(coins); // show it
  40. 40.🐞 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 + 2; // add 2
    line 3: score = score - 4; // take away 4
    line 4: score = score - 4; // add 4
    line 5: show(score); // show it     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 4 (d) line 3

Answer key

  1. test it again
  2. line 3
  3. line 2
  4. line 4
  5. line 2
  6. 41
  7. line 2
  8. 48
  9. debugging
  10. people reading the code
  11. line 3
  12. 64
  13. line 3
  14. line 3
  15. 51
  16. 41
  17. 35
  18. line 3
  19. 51
  20. find where it goes wrong
  21. 60
  22. line 3
  23. line 3
  24. line 4
  25. line 1
  26. line 4
  27. line 2
  28. 72
  29. 77
  30. line 3
  31. line 2
  32. line 4
  33. line 4
  34. line 4
  35. 67
  36. line 1
  37. 62
  38. 55
  39. 50
  40. line 4

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