CAST Defect Management Lifecycle 2

Question 1

A tester logs a defect but cannot reliably reproduce it on later attempts. What status best fits this defect?

Accepted Answer

Cannot Reproduce

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Closed

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Verified

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Reopened

Question 2

Who is primarily responsible for verifying that a fixed defect is actually resolved before it is closed?

Accepted Answer

The tester who reported it

Answer

The project sponsor

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The end user

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The build server

Question 3

A defect is marked 'Deferred.' What does this most likely mean?

Accepted Answer

The fix is postponed to a future release

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The defect is invalid

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The defect was already fixed

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The defect is a duplicate

Question 4

Which document or field captures the exact steps needed to recreate a defect?

Accepted Answer

Steps to reproduce

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Root cause analysis

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Release notes

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Test summary report

Question 5

When two testers report the same underlying issue separately, the later report should be marked as what?

Accepted Answer

Duplicate

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Rejected

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Deferred

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Reopened

Question 6

A developer reviews a reported defect and determines the application behaves as designed. What status applies?

Accepted Answer

Rejected / Not a Defect

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Fixed

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Reopened

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Deferred

Question 7

What is the correct status transition immediately after a developer completes a code change to address a defect?

Accepted Answer

Fixed / Ready for Retest

Answer

Closed

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New

Answer

Duplicate