Matching an IDE function to a need

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. A student wants to run their program inside the IDE and see its output without leaving the program. Which IDE function helps?

A Run-time environment

B Prettyprint

2. A programmer's code has a missing bracket. The IDE underlines the line and shows a message. Which function is doing this?

A Error diagnostics

B Auto-completion

3. A student types 'pri' and the IDE offers to finish it as 'print'. Which function is this?

A Auto-correction

B Auto-completion

4. A student types 'pritn' and the IDE changes it to 'print'. Which function is this?

A Auto-correction

B Auto-completion

5. Code is messy, with inconsistent indentation and colours that are all the same. The programmer wants it easier to read. Which function helps?

A Error diagnostics

B Prettyprint

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1Error diagnostics		AAuto-completion
2Prettyprint		BRun-time environment
3A student starts typing a long variable name and wants the IDE to offer the rest of the name so they type less		CColours keywords and sets out the code with indents so it is easier to read
4A programmer wants to test their program inside the IDE without leaving it, using the translator to run it		DError diagnostics finds mistakes. Typing and editing code is done in the code editor.
5Needing a tool to fix a typing slip like 'pritn' automatically -> use Prettyprint		EPrettyprint only changes the layout and colour of code. Fixing a typo as you type is auto-correction.
6Needing a place to type and edit the source code -> use Error diagnostics		FPoints out the line and type of a mistake so the programmer can find and fix it

Definitions

IDE function

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

Need: type code -> Function: ___________

Need: run program -> ____________________

Need: find errors -> _________________

Typing pri suggests print -> _______________

Need: tidy layout -> ___________

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A need = "see where the bug is"

B tool = "prettyprint"

C print("Use", tool)

Question 2

A need = "tidy messy layout"

B tool = "prettyprint"

C print("Use" tool)

Question 3

A tools = {

B "type": "code editor",

C "names": "auto-completion",

D "typos": "prettyprint",

E }

Question 4

A need = "tidy my code layout"

B tool = "run-time environment"

C print("Use", tool)

Question 5

A need = "save typing"

B tool = "auto-completion"

C print("Use " - tool)

Answer Key

Matching an IDE function to a need

Section A: Quick Questions

A — Run-time environment

A — Error diagnostics

B — Auto-completion

A — Auto-correction

B — Prettyprint

Section B: Match the Pairs

Error diagnostics → Points out the line and type of a mistake so the programmer can find and fix it

Prettyprint → Colours keywords and sets out the code with indents so it is easier to read

A student starts typing a long variable name and wants the IDE to offer the rest of the name so they type less → Auto-completion

A programmer wants to test their program inside the IDE without leaving it, using the translator to run it → Run-time environment

Needing a tool to fix a typing slip like 'pritn' automatically -> use Prettyprint → Prettyprint only changes the layout and colour of code. Fixing a typo as you type is auto-correction.

Needing a place to type and edit the source code -> use Error diagnostics → Error diagnostics finds mistakes. Typing and editing code is done in the code editor.

Section C: Definitions

IDE function — A built-in IDE tool that solves one programmer problem, so you match a need (typing, running, finding errors, saving typing, fixing, tidying) to the right function.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

Need: type code -> Function: code editor

Need: run program -> run-time environment

Need: find errors -> error diagnostics

Typing pri suggests print -> auto-completion

Need: tidy layout -> prettyprint

Section E: Spot the Error

B — Finding where a mistake is needs error diagnostics, which point to errors in the code. Prettyprint only tidies the layout. Line 2 should be tool = "error diagnostics".

C — The two values inside print() must be separated by a comma. It should be print("Use", tool).

D — Fixing mistyped words automatically is the job of auto-correction. Prettyprint only changes layout and indentation. Line 4 should map "typos" to "auto-correction".

A — The need does not match the tool. Running a program is the job of the run-time environment, so line 1 should describe running the program, such as need = "run my program".

C — Strings are joined with + (concatenation). The - operator cannot be used on strings. It should be print("Use " + tool).