Techniques and debugging techniques, including construction of data

Question 1

Syntax errors

Answer 1

A syntax error will occur if the correct grammar/rules of a programming language aren’t followed. If the syntax is not correct the code cannot be run then a syntax error has occurred

Question 2

Logical errors

Answer 2

A logical error occurs when a programmer uses a wrong strategy which gives different instructions to what the programmer actually wants to give

Question 3

Runtime errors

Answer 3

Runtime errors are cause by factors during the execution of a program, such as:

• The computer running out of memory
• Hard disk errors
• Operating system failure
• A problem with network connectivity
• Incompatibility with another programming running on the computer
• Incorrect or outdated device drivers

Question 4

Desk checking

Answer 4

Desk checking is the technique used to check the logic of an algorithm manually