FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

WHAT IS PROGRAMMING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Scott has written a program to add together a group of numbers and then divide the total by the number of items added to produce the average value. When he tested the program, he noticed that the program is multiplying the total by number of items, not dividing as he intended. Which type of programming error has mostly likely occurred?
A
Computer
B
System
C
Runtime
D
Logic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -A syntax error will happen, and this will stop the program from running.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. Integer Data Type. An integer type variable can store zero, positive, and negative values without any decimal. In C language, the integer data type is represented by the ‘int’ keyword, and it can be both signed or unsigned.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sequence is the default control structure; instructions are executed one after another.

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