F452: Testing & Running a Solution (Chapter 12)

Syntax Error

An error that occurs when a statement has been written in the program that break the rules of that programming language.

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Logic Error

An error that occurs because there is a mistake in the algorithm that results in the program doing something other than what it was inteded to do.

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Run-time Error

An error which occurs due to an expected situation with the data being processed or another external factor.

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Cause of Syntax Error (1)

Missing/extra punctuation or brackets separating parts of a statement.

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Cause of Syntax Error (2)

Not using enough arguments for functions or procedures.

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Cause of Syntax Error (3)

Missing part of a multi-line statement (such as IF without END IF)

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Cause of Syntax Error (4)

Using un-recognized identifiers in languages where all identifiers have to be declared.

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Cause of Syntax Error (5)

Type mismatch - when the computer expects data of a certain data type, but the provided is of a different type.

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An error that occurs because there is a mistake in the algorithm that results in the program doing something other than what it was inteded to do.

Logic Error

An error which occurs due to an expected situation with the data being processed or another external factor.

Missing/extra punctuation or brackets separating parts of a statement.

Not using enough arguments for functions or procedures.

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