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Traceability in Requirements-Based Testing

publish date: 2026/06/19 10:15:25.522061 UTC

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When conducting requirements-based testing, what records should be maintained?

Records of which developers wrote each test case

Records of which programming language was used to implement each requirement

Records of how long each test took to execute

Traceability records that link each test to the specific requirement it was designed to test

Correct Answer

Traceability records that link each test to the specific requirement it was designed to test

Explanation

Traceability records link tests to the specific requirements they verify. These records are important to ensure that all requirements have been tested and to identify which tests must be re-run if a requirement changes. Requirements traceability is fundamental to demonstrating compliance with a specification.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition

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