7 Questions
What is the priority level of a defect where a spelling mistake in the company's name is found on the home page of a website?
Low Priority
Which defect category is illustrated by the issue of 'Run time error' being displayed upon logging into a system?
High Priority & High Severity
What is the severity level of a defect where some links on a website do not work?
High Severity
Which defect category is represented by the issue of the GUI not displaying correctly on mobile devices?
Low Priority & High Severity
What would be the appropriate priority level for the defect where the website performance is too slow?
High Priority
In terms of bug severity, what is the significance of a login function that does not work properly?
High Severity
'The defect affects users who use smartphones to access the website.' What is the severity level of this issue?
High Severity
Study Notes
Defect Severity and Priority
- Severity refers to the impact of a defect on an application, ranging from Show Stopper (4) to Cosmetic (1)
- Show Stopper: defect that cannot be tested further, e.g., system crash or data loss
- Major Defect: major functionality not working, but still testable
- Minor Defect: bug in functionality, but only affecting sub-modules or other modules
- Cosmetic: issues with object location or look and feel
Prioritization
- Priority is based on the urgency of fixing a defect, ranging from High to Low
- High Priority: defect with high severity and high impact on the application
- Medium Priority: defect with medium severity and moderate impact
- Low Priority: defect with low severity and minimal impact
Microsoft Severity Levels
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- Bug causes system crash or data loss
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- Bug causes major functionality problems or system crashes in rare cases
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- Bug causes minor functionality problems or affects "fit and finish"
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- Bug contains typos, unclear wording, or low-visibility error messages
Defect Report
- A formal report detailing all bugs in software after testing completion
- Includes: Defect ID, Detected By, Version or Build, Module or Component, Platform/Operating System, Type of Error, Priority, Severity, Status, Assigned to, Summary, Description, Fixed by
- A good defect report should be specific, detailed, objective, and concise to save time and effort
Bug Tracking Tools and Concepts
- Bug tracking tools: applications for tracking bugs
- Debugging: finding the cause of bugs
- Bebugging: intentionally injecting bugs to estimate test coverage
- Buggy: a program with many bugs
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