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Question #: 58
Topic #: 2
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Which of the following best describes the purpose of debugging programs?

  • A. To generate random data that can be used to test programs before implementing them.
  • B. To ensure that program coding flaws are detected and corrected.
  • C. To protect, during the programming phase, valid changes from being overwritten by other changes.
  • D. To compare source code versions before transferring to the test environment
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
Debugging provides the basis for the programmer to correct the logic errors in a program under development before it goes into production.
Source: Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Certified Information Systems Auditor 2002 review manual, chapter 6: Business Application System
Development, Acquisition, Implementation and Maintenance (page 298).

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