FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

WHAT IS PROGRAMMING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Your teacher has asked you to find the average of a list of numbers. You have determined that the first step is to add the list of numbers. What is the next logical step needed to solve the problem?
A
Round all the numbers to whole numbers.
B
Divide the sum of the numbers by the number of items.
C
Multiply the sum of the numbers by the number of items.
D
Count the number of items in the list.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your teacher has asked you to find the average of a list of numbers. You have determined that the first step is to add the list of numbers. What is the next logical step needed to solve the problem? Count the number of items in the list.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is an important step to take before beginning to write the code for a program? Plan the logic and anticipated input/output of the code.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-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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