Lesson 11
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csgillen495 on December 7, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Accumulator | a variable that is incremented by varying amounts |
| Breakpoint | a statement selected where execution will be suspended |
| Counter | a variable that is incremented by a fixed value |
| Debugger | a tool included with some compilers for debugging |
| Debugging | the process of getting an application to work correctly |
| Decrement Operator | the "-" operator which decreases the value of a variable by 1 |
| Flap - Sentinel | a constant that stores a value that is used to signify that a loop should stop iterating. Also called a flag |
| Immutable | unable to change |
| Increment Operator | the "++" operator which increases the value of a variable by 1 |
| Index | the position of a character in a string |
| Infinite Loop | a loop that continues forever |
| Iteration | the execution of a loop |
| Loop Control Variable | a counter that is used to control the number of "for" loop iterations |
| Loop Structure | a statement the executes a set of statements repeatedly based on a condition |
| Null Pointer Exception | an exception thrown when operations on a null string are attempted |
| Overflow | a condition that occurs when a number is too large to be stored in a specified number of bits |
| Scope | the set of statements that can access a declared variable |
| Variable Trace | a table listing the value of variables at the points of assignment. Used for manually debugging an application |
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