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Code Tracing in AP Computer Science A

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Code tracing is the process of manually following the execution of a program to understand how it works and identify any errors or bugs. It involves stepping through each line of code, keeping track of variable values and function calls.

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Topic 1.6: 1.6 Compound Assignment Operators

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