Computer Science GCSE

Debugging

What Debugging means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

Definition of Debugging

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Reference: Pearson Edexcel

Finding why a program does not behave as intended, working out where the fault is, and fixing it by reading error messages, tracing variables and testing with known inputs.

Pearson Edexcel · Develop code

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Develop code (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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