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Rising Corrective Maintenance Requests

publish date: 2026/06/24 21:18:39.299399 UTC

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What might an increase in the number of bug and failure reports over time indicate about a system?

It has no relationship to maintainability and is purely a coincidence

It always indicates the system has too many active users

It indicates that the hardware running the system needs more electricity

It may indicate that more errors are being introduced into the program than are being repaired, suggesting declining maintainability

Correct Answer

It may indicate that more errors are being introduced into the program than are being repaired, suggesting declining maintainability

Explanation

An increase in bug and failure reports may indicate that more errors are being introduced into the program than are being fixed during maintenance. This pattern can be an early warning sign of declining maintainability, often linked to degrading system structure.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition

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