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Unit Testing and Debugging Relationship
publish date: 2026/06/17 05:25:32.675634 UTC
Complete the statement about the relationship between development testing and debugging: "Development testing is primarily a (1) process and is usually interleaved with (2) - the process of locating problems with the code and changing the program to fix these problems."
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validation testing
defect testing
code review
debugging
Correct Answer
(1) defect testing
(2) debugging
Explanation
Development testing is primarily a defect testing process where the aim is to discover bugs. It is interleaved with debugging - the process of locating problems with the code and changing the program to fix these problems. Testing discovers errors; debugging identifies their precise location and fixes them.
Reference
Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition