Debugging vs. Testing: What's the Difference for Grade 4?

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔍 Testing: Checking if something works like it should. Think of it as trying out a new toy to see if it does all the things it's supposed to do. 💡 Debugging: Finding and fixing problems (bugs) when something doesn't work right. It's like being a detective and solving a mystery! 📝 Testing comes first: Usually, you test something *before* you try to debug it. You need to know there's a problem *before* you can fix it! 💻 Bugs are errors: Bugs are mistakes in the code that cause problems. Debugging is how we get rid of those mistakes.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of these means checking if something works correctly?
1. Testing
2. Debugging
3. Snacking
4. Sleeping
2. What is a 'bug' in computer terms?
1. A small insect
2. An error or mistake
3. A friendly robot
4. A tasty treat
3. What do you do during 'debugging'?
1. Find and fix errors
2. Create new errors
3. Ignore the errors
4. Eat lunch
4. Which usually comes FIRST?
1. Debugging
2. Fixing
3. Testing
4. Ignoring
5. If your game isn't working right, what might you need to do?
1. Testing and Debugging
2. Just Debugging
3. Just Testing
4. Nothing
6. Imagine you built a robot, but it won't move. What should you do FIRST?
1. Test it to see what's wrong
2. Start debugging immediately
3. Give up
4. Blame your friend
7. What helps you find the problem when your code doesn't work as expected?
1. Debugging
2. Ignoring the code
3. Blaming the computer
4. Taking a nap