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What was the first computer bug ever found?

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What was the first computer bug ever found?

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On September 9, 1947, a team of computer scientists reported the world’s first computer bug—a moth trapped in their computer at Harvard University.

How was Y2K fixed?

Y2K was both a software and hardware problem. Software refers to the electronic programs used to tell the computer what to do. Software and hardware companies raced to fix the bug and provided “Y2K compliant” programs to help. The simplest solution was the best: The date was simply expanded to a four-digit number.

What are the most challenging bug you came across as a manual tester?

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Regression testing. The biggest challenge for a manual tester is to find bugs in features which are already stable. Question is if the feature is already stable then why will it have any bugs? Yes it might.

What is the biggest bug today?

The largest confirmed weight of an adult insect is 71 g (2.5 oz) for a giant weta, Deinacrida heteracantha, although it is likely one of the elephant beetles, Megasoma elephas and Megasoma actaeon, or goliath beetles, both of which can commonly exceed 50 g (1.8 oz) and 10 cm (3.9 in), can reach a higher weight.

How did computer bug get its name?

The term “bug” was used in an account by computer pioneer Grace Hopper, who publicized the cause of a malfunction in an early electromechanical computer. Operators traced an error in the Mark II to a moth trapped in a relay, coining the term bug. This bug was carefully removed and taped to the log book.

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What is the 2020 bug?

The year began with digital havoc, when a computer glitch known as the Y2020 bug took payment systems, parking meters and a wrestling video game offline. Y2020 arose from a lazy fix to the Y2K (or millennium) bug.

What is the biggest challenge you faced in testing?

The most common testing challenges

  • Communication issues.
  • Impossibility of complete testing.
  • Lack of requirements documentation.
  • Unstable environment.

What unique challenges you faced & overcome in the QA process working in different projects?

4 Challenges every QA faces and How to solve them

  • #1 – Last-Minute Changes to Requirements. Solution.
  • #2 – Inadequate information on user stories. Solution.
  • #3 – Inadequate Experience with Test Automation.
  • #4 – Inadequate collaboration between testers and developers. Solution.