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

Answer

When a defect cannot be consistently reproduced, it is marked 'Cannot Reproduce' pending more information.

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 reporting tester typically re-tests the fix to confirm resolution before closing.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The fix is postponed to a future release

Answer

'Deferred' means the team agreed to address the defect in a later release rather than the current one.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Steps to reproduce

Answer

The 'steps to reproduce' field gives developers the precise sequence to trigger the defect.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Duplicate

Answer

A second report of an already-logged issue is closed as a 'Duplicate' and linked to the original.

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