[Year 12 SofDev] IARTV sample exam MC#1

[Mark Kelly]

I said "D" too.  That's where they are detected.  The word "occur" is a
bit vague!

Sonia Cotugno wrote:
> A quick question of you:
> 
> The IARTV sample exam provided the following multiple choice that seems 
> to have caught me out.
> 
> 1. Program syntax errors occur:
> A when the program is running
> B during a desk check of the algorithm
> C during the evaluation of the program
> D during compilation
> 
> I said D because I think the only way to really ensure that all syntax 
> is correct is through compilation. They provide the answer B but I 
> thought that the desk check is more about checking logic errors. What do 
> you think?
> 
>  
> 
> **Sonia Cotugno**
> 
> Brighton Grammar School
> 
> 90 Outer Cres, Brighton 3186
> 
> ph: 61 3 8591 2200
> 
> fax: 61 3 9592 6001
> 
> web: www.brightongrammar.vic.edu.au <http://www.brightongrammar.vic.edu.au/>
> 
> we teach boys


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