Edexcel GCSE Computer Science 2020

6.1.5: be able to identify, locate and correct program errors (logic, syntax, runtime)

Keywords:

Programming

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Keyword	Definition
logic error	a type of error which occurs when the program does what it's told to do, but the programmer told it to perform the wrong calculation
runtime error	a type of error which occurs when the program crashes because it attempts to do something impossible
syntax error	a type of error which occurs when the program will not run at all because the programmer has broken the rules of the programming language

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Keyword games:

BugZap

Connect the wires to complete the circuit and zap the bug. The faster you choose the right keyword, the more points you get for zapping the bug!

Crossword

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Eliminate

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Flappy Word

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Hangman Definitions

Guess the letters of the definition

Hangman Keywords

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Jumble Keyword

Rearrange the letters of the keyword into the right order

Random

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Snake

Control the snake to eat each letter of the keyword in order

TypeRace

Type out the definitions as fast as you can

Wordsearch

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