Part 7 "Test Process & Incident Management" Defects are discovered through test analysis and design because... 1 credit [K2]

Question

Options

• Athe tasks involve extracting information from the test basis
• Bdevelopers are involved in writing test cases
• Cthe cost of fixing a defect will increase if found later on
• Dthe author of the test basis will have made errors

• A
  89% (17)
• B
  5% (1)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

Option A is correct because test analysis and design require testers to carefully read and extract testable conditions from the test basis (requirements, specs, user stories, etc.) - and that close scrutiny naturally surfaces ambiguities, contradictions, and missing information that constitute defects, all before a single test is executed.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B is wrong because test analysis and design is a tester activity; developer involvement is not what drives defect discovery here.
• C is true as a general testing principle (shift-left economics), but it explains the value of early defect discovery, not the mechanism by which this particular phase finds them.
• D is partially true (authors do make errors), but it's too vague - it doesn't identify what specifically about test analysis and design causes those errors to surface.

Memory tip: Think of test analysis/design as doing a "close read" for an essay exam - you only spot the gaps and contradictions in source material when you must extract specific facts from it to answer questions. The act of extracting (not just reading passively) is what reveals the defects.

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