Practice Severity vs Priority - 7.3 | Defect Lifecycle and Bug Reporting | Quality Analysis
K12 Students

Academics

AI-Powered learning for Grades 8–12, aligned with major Indian and international curricula.

Academics

Grades

Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

Curriculum

CBSE ICSE IB
Professionals

Professional Courses

Industry-relevant training in Business, Technology, and Design to help professionals and graduates upskill for real-world careers.

Professional Courses
Games

Interactive Games

Fun, engaging games to boost memory, math fluency, typing speed, and English skills—perfect for learners of all ages.

games
Typing
Memory
Math
English Adventures
Knowledge

7.3 - Severity vs Priority

Enroll to start learning

You’ve not yet enrolled in this course. Please enroll for free to listen to audio lessons, classroom podcasts and take practice test.

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What does severity measure in defect management?

💡 Hint: Think about how a bug affects the software.

Question 2

Easy

What is meant by priority in defect management?

💡 Hint: Consider the timeline for fixing a bug.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What does severity indicate about a defect?

  • Technical impact
  • Business urgency
  • User impact

💡 Hint: Remember Severity's focus is on system performance.

Question 2

A critical severity bug is always high priority.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about business decisions around bug fixing timelines.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

You are a QA Lead reviewing multiple defects. One defect is a major performance lag when multiple users log in simultaneously affecting several key clients. Another is a typo on a confirmation email. Classify both defects by severity and priority and justify each classification.

💡 Hint: Consider which issues affect users the most and how urgently they need fixing.

Question 2

A defect causing incorrect user statistics in a dashboard used by management is discovered on the day before a critical meeting. Assess the defect based on severity and priority.

💡 Hint: Think about how the timing of issues may alter their urgency.

Challenge and get performance evaluation