Anomaly Reporting Flashcards

What is the difference between defect severity and defect priority?

Answer: Severity measures technical impact; priority indicates the order in which fixes should be addressed

Severity is a technical measure of impact on system functionality, while priority is a business decision about fix urgency and scheduling.

When performing regression testing after an anomaly fix, the primary goal is to:

Answer: Ensure the fix did not introduce new defects in previously working functionality

Regression testing confirms that a code change to fix a defect has not broken other areas of the software.

An anomaly found during exploratory testing without a formal test case should be reported:

Answer: With the same detail as any other anomaly, including steps to reproduce and observed behavior

All anomalies regardless of how they are discovered must be formally documented with full details to enable resolution.

Which anomaly report field most directly supports root cause analysis?

Answer: Detailed steps to reproduce

Detailed reproduction steps allow developers to trace the execution path and identify the underlying cause of the defect.

A test conductor is asked to provide anomaly trend data to the project manager. Which metric shows whether the defect discovery rate is declining as testing progresses?

Answer: Defects found per test cycle over time

Tracking defects found per test cycle over time reveals whether the rate of new discoveries is tapering, indicating improving quality.

What should a test conductor do when the expected result in a test case is ambiguous or missing?

Answer: Clarify requirements before running the test and update the expected result formally

Testing against an undefined expected result produces unreliable results; the expected result must be defined before execution.

Under the IEEE anomaly report standard, the 'test environment' section should include:

Answer: Hardware configuration, operating system, software versions, and network conditions

A complete environment description enables developers to replicate the exact conditions under which the anomaly occurred.