9.1 IDE Tools: revision quiz and key terms
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Which IDE feature allows a programmer to run a program one line at a time to see how it behaves?
Syntax highlighting uses colour to distinguish elements of code, such as keywords.
Which IDE tool identifies a syntax error and reports the line on which it occurs?
Setting a breakpoint permanently removes that line of code from the program.
Which IDE tool displays the current values of chosen variables while a program is running?
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Key terms for 9.1 IDE Tools
- Auto-completion
- Suggests or completes code as a programmer types.
- Breakpoint
- A point in a program at which a debugger will pause execution.
- Code editor
- A dedicated space within an IDE for writing and editing program source code.
- Debugger
- Allows a programmer to pause a running program and inspect variable values.
- Error diagnostics
- Identify and highlight errors within code, often before the program is run.
- Run-time environment
- Allows a program to be run and tested within the IDE.
- Stepping
- Running a program one line at a time so its behaviour can be observed.
- Syntax highlighting
- Displays different parts of the code, such as keywords and strings, in different colours.
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