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Programming errors 1

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  • Q1
    An error that occurs when a command does not follow the expected syntax of a language e.g a spelling error
    Syntax error
    30s
  • Q2
    An error only occurs when the program is running e.g program requesting more memory when none is available
    Runtime/ execution
    30s
  • Q3
    An error that causes a program to output an incorrect answer e.g a program that is meant to display a persons age but displays a negative value
    Logical error
    30s
  • Q4
    an error that occurs when a program calls a function within a program but the correct library has not been linked
    Linking
    30s
  • Q5
    Rounding is when a number is approximated to the nearest whole number, it introduces an error of +0.5
    Rounding
    30s
  • Q6
    When a number is approximated to the nearest decimal value it introduces an error in the calculation
    Truncation
    30s

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