Exception Handling and Debugging Concepts

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to debugging and exception handling in programming.

Debugging

The process of identifying and rectifying errors in a program that leads to unexpected behavior.

Error Symptom

Symptoms in the code such as crashes, error messages, or unexpected behaviors that indicate there is an issue.

Root Cause

The underlying reason for the symptoms identified in the code during debugging.

Backtracking

A debugging technique involving starting from the point of the problem and working backward through the code to understand the issue.

Breakpoint

A point in the code where execution is temporarily stopped to inspect the state of the program.

Binary Search in Debugging

A technique for narrowing down the scope of a complex issue by dividing the code into halves.

Rubber Ducking

An analogy for explaining a problem out loud to someone else, aiding in critical thinking and insights.

Log Analysis

The practice of placing log statements in code to provide insights about its execution flow and variable values.

Exception

An unexpected or error condition encountered in programming that is not considered usual.

Runtime Error

An error that occurs during the execution of a program due to unplanned exceptions.

Syntax Error

An error discovered during the compilation of a program indicating incorrect syntax.

Error Class

Represents serious errors in programming that cannot be recovered from.

Exception Class

Represents less serious errors that arise while a program is running, from which recovery is possible.

ArithmeticException

An exception raised whenever a wrong mathematical operation occurs during runtime.

InputMismatchException

An exception that occurs when user input does not match the expected type.

Try Block

A segment of code in which a programmer attempts to execute statements that may generate an exception.

Catch Block

A block of code that handles the exception thrown by the try block.

Finally Block

A block of code that executes after try and catch blocks, regardless of whether an exception occurred.