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Question 37CTFL 4.0 Sample Exam3 2

You have been testing software that will be used to track credit card purchases. You have found a defect that causes the system to crash, but only if a person has made and voided 10 purchases in a row. What is the proper priority and severity rating for this defect?

Developer VoteTester Vote
First vote38
Second vote58
Third vote55
Test Case IDDurationRisk PriorityDependency
130 minsLow6
210 minsMediumnone
345 minsHigh1
430 minsHigh2
510 minsMedium4
615 minsLow2

Answer Options

A.Priority high, severity high
B.Priority high, severity low
C.Priority low, severity low
D.Priority low, severity high✓

Correct Answer

D: Priority low, severity high

Explanation

D is correct. This is not likely to happen, so the urgency to fix it is low but it does crash the system so the impact to the system is high so the severity should be high.

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