FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

WHAT IS PROGRAMMING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sharon’s teacher has challenged her to create an algorithm that calculates the volume of a cube. Sharon presents the following algorithm:Determine the length of one side of the cube.Multiply the length of cube side by the length of cube side. Multiply this result by the length of cube side. The result is the volume of the cube. Which statement describes Sharon’s work?
A
She should change the calculation to add the lengths instead of multiply.
B
She should change the calculation to multiply the length by 3 one time.
C
She should change the calculation to multiply the length by the length only one time.
D
She should not change anything because the logic is correct.
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: -The first stage is to identify the problem and thoroughly understand it.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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

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