FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

WHAT IS PROGRAMMING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jasmine and her team are creating an animated maze game that responds to the keys pressed on the keyboard. The team meets to discuss the game objectives and key components of the program. They create a list of objectives for designing the game. Which problem-solving activity did the team complete in this first meeting?
A
Test and refine a solution.
B
Create procedures needed to execute the solution.
C
Use logic to plan a solution to a problem.
D
Identify and understand the problem.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sequence is the default control structure; instructions are executed one after another.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition: Debugging is the process of detecting and removing of existing and potential errors (also called as ‘bugs’) in a software code that can cause it to behave unexpectedly or crash. To prevent incorrect operation of a software or system, debugging is used to find and resolve bugs or defects.

Detailed explanation-3: -A syntax error occurs when a programmer writes an incorrect line of code. Most syntax errors involve missing punctuation or a misspelled name. If there is a syntax error in a compiled or interpreted programming language, then the code won’t work.

Detailed explanation-4: -Code tracing is a method in which the programmer uses paper and pencil to hand trace the execution of a program or code segment in order to track the variable values as they change during execution and to determine the output of the code.

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