AP CSP 1.4 Exercise 1: Error Hunt - The Bug Report Log

Big Idea 1 · Topic 1.4 · Exercise 1

Error Hunt - The Bug Report Log

25 minutes

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Q1 · 3 points on the handout

Two situations: (a) a value goes wrong SOMEWHERE in a 40-line program, location unknown; (b) you suspect ONE specific formula line. Choose the better tool from the five ways for each situation, and explain the difference in one sentence each.

Q2 · 3 points on the handout

GradePro's formula gets fixed to divide by 3. Write ONE complete test case that confirms the fix - defined input, expected output - and state what the team must do if the test fails anyway (cite the CED's testing loop).

Q3 · 2 points on the handout

ENRICHMENT: Modern code editors underline illegal statements as you type, and 'fuzzers' hammer programs with millions of random inputs hunting for crashes. Map each tool onto the CED error type it catches best - then name the error type NEITHER can reliably catch, and explain what a human must supply to catch it.

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