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Video 1
- Types of Errors:
- Logic Error: Mistake in a program which causes it to give the output incorrectly or unexpectedly.
- Syntax Error: Mistake in the program which leads to program failure or incorrect output. Usually occurs when coding rules are not followed.
- Runtime Error: Mistake in the program when it is executed
- Overflow Error: Error that happens when a computer handles a number greater than a set threshold or limit.
Video 2
- We can correct errors by doing the following:
- Test cases, hand tracing
- visualizations
- debuggers and extra output statements
Video 3
- testing uses defined inputs to ensure that the program is working as desired.
- testing of results are used to revise the program
- It should demonstrate the different expected outcomes that are at or beyond the min / max of input data
- Requirements essential to defining testing inputs.
Quiz
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