Logical Reasoning & Debugging
Computer Science: KS3, topic 1.2.4
Logical Reasoning & Debugging
Logical reasoning is thinking about the order of steps (the sequence) and the selection rules ('if ... then' and 'repeat until...').
Logical reasoning
- You can run through an algorithm by following all the steps.
- You can run through the steps in an algorithm to check if the algorithm will work.
Debugging
- If your algorithm does not work, you have to debug it.
- Debugging is finding where the problem is and then fixing it.
How to debug an algorithm
- It can take a lot of patience and computational thinking!
- Computer programmers have programs which help them find where the bugs are.
Test yourself on Logical Reasoning & Debugging
What name is given to the process of thinking about the order of steps and the selection rules?
What is the process of finding where the problem in an algorithm is and then fixing it called?
How should you check if an algorithm will work?