Which of the following is the PRIMARY objective of performing quality assurance (QA) in a system development process?

Question

Options

• ATo ensure the developed system integrates well with another system
• BTo ensure that expected benefits have been realized
• CTo ensure the developed system meets business requirements
• DTo help determine high-level requirements for the new system

• B
  4% (1)
• C
  93% (26)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Quality Assurance exists specifically to verify that a system conforms to its defined business requirements - it's a structured process of testing, reviewing, and validating that what was built matches what was asked for.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (integration with other systems) describes integration testing, a specific testing type - not the primary purpose of QA overall.
• B (ensuring expected benefits are realized) describes a post-implementation review or benefits realization analysis, which happens after deployment, not during development QA.
• D (determining high-level requirements) is a requirements-gathering activity that occurs in the early analysis phase, long before QA begins.

Memory tip: Think of QA as a "requirements mirror" - its job is to hold the finished system up against the original business requirements and confirm they match. If a choice sounds like it belongs in a different phase (pre-build planning or post-go-live review), it's not QA's primary objective.

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