Practice Need For Exception Handling (12.3) - Exception Handling

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Question 1.
What does exception handling aim to prevent?
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Think about what would happen if an error occurred without handling it.
Question 2.
Why is code readability important?
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Consider how complex code becomes with poor organization.
3Question 3.
What is one of the main purposes of exception handling?
- To stop the program immediately
- To prevent abrupt termination
- To make the program run slower
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Consider what happens during an unexpected error.
4Question 4.
True or False: Exception handling increases the complexity of a codebase.
- True
- False
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Think about how this affects code organization.
Question 5.
Create a mini-program that reads a file and handles the scenario where the file is not found, ensuring the program continues to run.
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Think about how to inform the user to provide a new file path.
Question 6.
Analyze a piece of code that lacks exception handling and identify potential points of failure.
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Look for input operations or external file accesses.

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