Problem Solving with C++ (9th Edition)
Problem Solving with C++ (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780133591743
Author: Walter Savitch
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1.4, Problem 23STE
Program Plan Intro

Programming mistakes:

  • A fault in a program denotes a bug and process of elimination of bugs is termed as debugging.
  • A bug denotes an error, failure or fault in a program that may generate improper result.
  • The process of fixing bugs is termed as debugging.
  • Some of computer systems are able to deter, detect or auto correct different computer bugs during operations.
  • The bugs arise from errors made in source code of program.
  • The bugs can cause program to freeze computer in terms of processing.

Types of program errors:

  • The three main types of program error includes:
    • Syntax errors:
      • The compiler catches certain mistakes and denotes an error message.
      • It denotes violation of syntax of programming language.
      • The compiler issues an error message if syntax is been violated.
      • The compiler sometimes raises a warning message while any unusual programming practices.
    • Run-time errors:
      • It denotes type of error that system detects when a program is run.
      • The system may detect certain run-time errors and displays appropriate error message.
      • It may be an issue with numeric calculations.
    • Logic error:
      • It denotes a mistake in underlying algorithm.
      • It may be an issue while translation of algorithm to program code.
      • It denotes that there is no error in syntax while the result obtained is not as expected by user.
      • These types of errors could be corrected by careful examination of algorithm and translation.

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