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The purpose of debugging programs is to:
A. generate random data that can be used to test programs
before implementing them.
B. protect, during the programming phase, valid changes from
being overwritten by other changes.
C. define the program development and maintenance costs to
be include in the feasibility study.
D. ensure that program abnormal terminations and program
coding flaws are detected and corrected.
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Answer: D
Debugging provides the basis for the programmer to correct
the logic errors in a program under development before it
goes into production. Tools such as logic paths monitors,
memory dumps and output analyzers aid in this process.
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D. ensure that program abnormal terminations and program
coding flaws are detected and corrected.
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