Multiple choice technology testing

Deviating from the specified behaviour that is visible to end users is called?

  1. A fault

  2. A failure

  3. A defect

  4. An error
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In testing terminology, a failure is the observable deviation from specified behavior that end users experience. A fault is the defect in code that causes the failure, an error is the human mistake that introduced the fault, and defect is often used interchangeably with fault.

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