TRACE DRY RUNNAND BREAK POINT L

Question 1

What is a trace table used for

Answer 1

To record the change in a variable at a corresponding number line

Question 2

What is a dry run

Answer 2

Manually working through each line of code, recording variables values AND program outputs

Question 3

What is a breakpoint l

Answer 3

Used in a SD environments to stop/pause the execution of a program at defined points

Question 4

Why would break points and a trace table be used together

Answer 4

To locate errors in code

Question 5

How would break points and trace tables be used together to locate errors in code

Answer 5

Insert breakpoint to stop/pause the execution of a program at defined points

Record variable values in trace table to check they match the expected output

This can help identify the location of errors

Question 6

When is a dry run used in the software development process

Answer 6

Testing