Exploratory Testing Defect Investigation and Reporting

Question 1

What is the first thing an exploratory tester should do when they discover a potential defect?

Accepted Answer

Reproduce it and gather evidence before reporting

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Immediately file a bug report with minimal information

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Ask the developer if it is expected behavior

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Stop the session and notify the test manager

Question 2

Which of the following is the most critical element of a useful defect report?

Accepted Answer

Clear, minimal reproduction steps

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The tester's opinion of the root cause

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A long description of all related features

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The development team's email addresses

Question 3

What does 'defect isolation' mean in exploratory testing?

Accepted Answer

Narrowing down the exact conditions under which the defect occurs

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Moving all defects to a separate tracking system

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Assigning the defect to an isolated developer

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Retesting the defect in a separate environment

Question 4

What is a 'reproducibility rate' in defect reporting?

Accepted Answer

How consistently a defect can be triggered using the same steps

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How quickly a developer can fix the defect

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The percentage of bugs filed that are accepted

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The ratio of bugs to test sessions

Question 5

Why should exploratory testers include the application version in defect reports?

Accepted Answer

To help developers identify which build introduced the defect

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To satisfy regulatory compliance requirements

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To calculate the defect's age in the bug tracker

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To determine which tester filed the bug

Question 6

What is the risk of filing a bug report with excessive, unrelated steps?

Accepted Answer

Developers may struggle to identify the actual trigger and may close the bug as unreproducible

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The bug will automatically be assigned high severity

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The report will be accepted faster due to more detail

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The tester will receive credit for a more thorough investigation