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beginner
What is defect severity in software testing?
Defect severity measures how serious a defect is in the software. It shows the impact of the defect on the system's functionality or performance.
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beginner
What does defect priority indicate?
Defect priority tells how soon a defect should be fixed. It is based on business needs and urgency, not just technical impact.
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intermediate
How do severity and priority differ?
Severity is about the defect's impact on the system. Priority is about how quickly the defect should be fixed. A defect can have high severity but low priority, or vice versa.
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intermediate
Give an example of a defect with high severity but low priority.
An example is a defect that crashes a rarely used feature. It is serious (high severity) but can be fixed later (low priority) because it affects few users.
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beginner
What are common levels used for defect severity?
Common severity levels are: Critical (system crash), Major (major function broken), Minor (small issue), Trivial (cosmetic issue).
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Which term describes how quickly a defect should be fixed?
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Priority indicates the urgency to fix a defect.
A defect that causes the system to crash is usually classified as:
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System crashes are critical severity defects.
If a defect affects a minor cosmetic issue, what is its likely severity?
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Cosmetic issues are usually trivial severity.
Which of the following can have high severity but low priority?
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Rarely used feature defects can be serious but fixed later.
Priority is usually decided by:
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Priority depends on business needs and urgency.
Explain the difference between defect severity and defect priority with examples.
Think about impact vs urgency.
You got /4 concepts.
List and describe common levels of defect severity.
Focus on how serious the defect is.
You got /5 concepts.