Which of the following is correct with regards to debugging?

The correct answer is A. Debugging identifies the cause of a failure. Debugging is the process of finding, analyzing and removing the causes of failures in software. Debugging is not considered part of testing, but rather a development activity that can involve testing. Debugging is not intended to find as many defects as possible, but rather to…

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ADebugging identifies the cause of a failure
BDebugging is often performed by test engineers
CDebugging is considered part of the testing activities
DDebugging is intended to find as many defects as possible in the code

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A
91% (30)
C
3% (1)
D
6% (2)

Explanation

Debugging is the process of finding, analyzing and removing the causes of failures in software. Debugging is not considered part of testing, but rather a development activity that can involve testing. Debugging is not intended to find as many defects as possible, but rather to fix the specific failure that was observed. Debugging is usually performed by developers, not by test

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