ACARA Digital Technologies Years 9–10 Crossword: Algorithms with Logical Operators and Testing and Validating Programs (Modules 536–590)
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Crossword
Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 2. Values chosen so each part of a compound condition is TRUE and FALSE in turn, including boundaries like 17, 18 and 19 for Age >= 18, so every path gets tested. Word 2 of: ____ ____ (4)
- 4. Word 1 of the term in 2 Across: ____ ____ (4)
- 7. To prove a program gives the correct output for its problem by running or tracing it against test cases. Running without errors is not proof; it is only as validated as its tests. Word 1 of: ________ a program (8)
- 8. Copy the actual result exactly as the program gave it, then mark Pass only if it matches the expected result, otherwise ______. Never change the expected result to fit, and add a note for fails. Word 3 of: Pass or ____ (4)
- 9. The correct result of a test case, worked out by hand from the specification before running the code. Never copy it from the program's own output, or the test proves nothing. Word 1 of: ________ output (8)
Down
- 1. An unusual but allowed input, such as an empty list, a one-item list, repeated values, or the maximum at the start or end, that you test because it can break code. Word 2 of: ____ ____ (4)
- 3. A ______ listing every True/False combination of the parts in an and/or/not condition. Use it to pick test inputs that make each part True and False, then check each result. Word 1 of: _____ _____ (5)
- 4. Word 2 of the term in 3 Down: _____ _____ (5)
- 5. Follow a flowchart from Start to Stop using test values, noting each diamond's Yes or No answer in a ______ table and following loop arrows back until Stop. Word 1 of: _____ a flowchart (5)
- 6. Word 1 of the term in 1 Down: ____ ____ (4)
Answer Key
ACARA Digital Technologies Years 9–10 · Modules 536–590
1C
2D
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4T
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2DATA — Values chosen so each part of a compound condition is TRUE and FALSE in turn, including boundaries like 17, 18 and 19 for Age >= 18, so every path gets tested. Word 2 of: ____ ____
4TEST — Word 1 of the term in 2 Across: ____ ____
7VALIDATE — To prove a program gives the correct output for its problem by running or tracing it against test cases. Running without errors is not proof; it is only as validated as its tests. Word 1 of: ________ a program
8FAIL — Copy the actual result exactly as the program gave it, then mark Pass only if it matches the expected result, otherwise ______. Never change the expected result to fit, and add a note for fails. Word 3 of: Pass or ____
9EXPECTED — The correct result of a test case, worked out by hand from the specification before running the code. Never copy it from the program's own output, or the test proves nothing. Word 1 of: ________ output
Down
1CASE — An unusual but allowed input, such as an empty list, a one-item list, repeated values, or the maximum at the start or end, that you test because it can break code. Word 2 of: ____ ____
3TRUTH — A ______ listing every True/False combination of the parts in an and/or/not condition. Use it to pick test inputs that make each part True and False, then check each result. Word 1 of: _____ _____
4TABLE — Word 2 of the term in 3 Down: _____ _____
5TRACE — Follow a flowchart from Start to Stop using test values, noting each diamond's Yes or No answer in a ______ table and following loop arrows back until Stop. Word 1 of: _____ a flowchart
6EDGE — Word 1 of the term in 1 Down: ____ ____