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TRACE TABLES

WHAT IS A TRACE TABLE


Trace tables are a manual way to read and check an algorithm they are done so that
errors (logic or other) can be found in code

GETTING STARTED STEPS 1 - 3


There are 3 steps to a successful Trace table
Step 1
Number all of the executable lines in the code
i.e. not the spaces

Step 2
Draw the data table and enter the start values
This may take 3 lines

Step 3
Go through the algorithm line by line as needed
This may take many lines

EXAMPLE
Consider this Algorithm

Inputs
value1 = 2,

Begin
read in value1
read in value2
total 0
while (value1 < value2)
total = total + value1
value1 = value1 + 1
output total
End

value2 = 6

EXAMPLE STEP 1

Inputs
value1 = 2,

Step 1
Number all of the executable lines in the code

value2 = 6

1
2

Begin
read in value1
read in value2

total 0

4
5
6

while (value1 < value2)


total = total + value1
value1 = value1 + 1

output total
End

EXAMPLE

STEP
2
Step 2

Inputs
value1 = 2,

value2 = 6

Enter the start values


line

value1

value2

value1 < value2

total

Begin
1
2

2
6

1
2

Begin
read in value1
read in value2

total 0

4
5
6

while (value1 < value2)


total = total + value1
value1 = value1 + 1

output total
End

EXAMPLE

STEP
3
Step 3

Inputs
value1 = 2,

value2 = 6

Go through the algorithm line by line as needed


line

value1

value2

value1 < value2

total

1
2

Begin
read in value1
read in value2

total 0

4
5
6

while (value1 < value2)


total = total + value1
value1 = value1 + 1

output total
End

Begin
1

3
4

True

5
6

ANSWERS
Step 3

Inputs
value1 = 2,

value2 = 6

Go through the algorithm line by line as needed


line

value1

value2

value1 < value2

total

1
2

Begin
read in value1
read in value2

total 0

4
5
6

while (value1 < value2)


total = total + value1
value1 = value1 + 1

output total
End

Begin
1

3
4

True

5
6

True

5
6

4
5

5
4

True
9

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