discuss the relative merits of iterative and recursive solutions to the same problem
Recursive elegant. Iterative faster, easier to understand and write
discuss the importance of good interface design explain the benefits of designing a solution to a problem by splitting it up into smaller problems easier to understand the problem when dealing with smaller problems simpler to debug small parts at a time easier to maintain changing small sections can re-use his modules in this and future work
each can work on individual modules modules can be written in parallel easier to understand // reduce complexity to enable modular testing/maintenance/debugging define and correctly use the following terms as they apply to procedural programming: statement, subroutine, procedure, function, parameter, loop A statement in a programming language is simply an instruction that can be executed. Each statement can be simple or complex. A subroutine is a self-contained block of code that has an identifier name. A subroutine can be either a procedure or a function. A procedure is a block of code that can receive values from another program and can return none, one or many values back to that program. If the algorithm design has been produced using a top-down approach, then the different steps or stages in the design might each be coded as a procedure. A function is given an identifier name and can also receive values from another program but returns only one value to the calling program. Much more detail about subroutines, procedures and functions are discussed in later sections. identify the three basic programming constructs used to control the flow of execution: sequence, selection and iteration estimate the size of a file from its structure and the number of records store, retrieve and search for data in files define, understand and use the following terms correctly as they apply to programming: variable, constant, identifier, reserved word/keyword a named location in the computers memory that can be used to store data. The name is then used to refer to the address of that data. Can be changed name given to a particular construct like a subroutine etc.
describe types of errors in programs (syntax, logic and run-time errors) and understand how and when these may be detected describe the use of a range of debugging tools and facilities available in program development environments including translator diagnostics, breakpoints, stepping, and variable check/watch The line that names and describes the function (line 33) is called the function header or the function interface
When you compile code one of two things will happen. 1. You will get a build succeeded message 2. You will get a list of nasty syntax errors This report is known as translator diagnostics. In the first situation it will tell you if the build succeeded. You will not be able to execute the code unless the build succeeded. The second one will help you find and remove the error. The error report which is generated by the translator is very structured. It is designed to allow the programmer to easily find and solve the problem. In the example to the right (click to see the full size image) you can see the main elements of the error report -
Example Diagnostics 1. Build failed message 2. Type of the error 3. Line number of error 4. Source file of error This information should be enough to find and solve the problem. As sometimes there may be more than one source code file in the system you will need to know which file has the problem. Secondally you need to know where in the file the problem is. Finally you will need to know the type of the error. Commonly in IDE's if you click on the error it will take you striaght there. Although the error reports are fairly accurate (they have improved a lot over the years!) they may not always get it right. The programmer must treat the error reports as suggestions to what the problem is not actual truth. Read the section on spotting errors to see what the common errors are.
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