52 FAQs
1. The more "accepted" bug reports, the more points you get? (978 requests)
2. Which bug report is evaluated: the original version or with corrections made according to the comments? (754 requests)
3. Can I attach a screenshot or is it better to record a video? (685 requests)
4. Is it a duplicate if two different students adding the same bug report? (666 requests)
5. Why do we need the “Category” field in the bug tracker? (619 requests)
6. What is the acceptable size of photos and videos for a bug report in Mantis? (619 requests)
7. Why is it mandatory to write a summary in a Passive Voice? (595 requests)
8. Are there any requirements for screenshot file names? (574 requests)
9. Bug reports on the second round come back with the same comment - is that expected? (520 requests)
10. Bug reports with mistakes will as well be evaluated in the end? (514 requests)
11. The "what? where? when?" sequence should be followed in the bug description? (481 requests)
12. Do I need to reassign a bug report after it was fixed? (478 requests)
13. Are the bug-reports that are reported during the lecture mandatory? Are they evaluated as a homework? (472 requests)
14. Is there any way to remove duplicate bug reports? (472 requests)
15. How does a bug report verification notification arrive? (464 requests)
16. Is a bug-report evaluated when it is indicated as orange? (459 requests)
17. When testing the website, can a tester report a bug in the code or should the bugs be described only on GUI? (458 requests)
18. If the same defect is displayed in all browsers, do I need to create a one bug-report or several, separately for each browser? (446 requests)
19. Is there an opportunity to see examples of homework? (433 requests)
20. Who should I assign bug reports to? (432 requests)
21. Can I create a bug reports for 404 errors after checking on W3C Link Checker? (429 requests)
22. Can I combine two different bugs in one report? (426 requests)
23. Will the evaluation be harshly reduced for grammar and spelling errors in English? (413 requests)
24. How do I know what is the expected result? Is the expected result taken from the specification? (410 requests)
25. Is it necessary to create a bug reports only based on the website provided for testing? Or I can test my own resources and report bugs that were found on other websites? (410 requests)
26. How to know that the bug report has been reviewed and does not need improvement? (408 requests)
27. Are defects with “closed” status included in the limit of 50 defects? (407 requests)
28. How can I compress a video? The bug tracker shows a message that the video is too big? (403 requests)
29. Which language should bug-reports be reported in? (399 requests)
30. How to capture a video without bookmarks but with an address bar in the browser? (394 requests)
31. Do I need to inform someone after reporting a bug / completing homework? (383 requests)
32. Where I can indicate the information about testing on the emulator? (378 requests)
33. How do I attach multiple files at once? Can I add more screenshots only after creating a report? (336 requests)
34. How do I choose the defect priority? (333 requests)
35. Can I add more than 3 interesting bugs for Homework №4? Should all bugs be from different sites or from one site? (329 requests)
36. Does the "assigned" bug status mean that the bug report hasn't been checked yet? (323 requests)
37. If a bug report is returned with comments, do I need to change the report itself or the comments under it? (314 requests)
38. Do I need to report a bug for each checklist item with the “Failed” status? The limit for the course is 50 bug reports, and there are still several lectures ahead where I need to report bugs. (312 requests)
39. Do I need to change the category to Homework_3 if I reported a lot of functional bugs in Mantis in the Homework_2 category? (305 requests)
40. Do I have to attach screenshots for each bug? (304 requests)
41. What formats of screenshots and videos can I attach to a bug report in Mantis? (287 requests)
42. What should I write to the "Description" field? (273 requests)
43. Is it possible to add bug reports for the previous homeworks if after the homework I'll have less then 50 bug reports in Mantis? (182 requests)
44. How many points can I get after correcting a bug report? (157 requests)
45. If the bugs were found on the Training Center website / Personal account / Mantis / TestRail, then who should I write about them? What category should I assign to these bugs? (132 requests)
46. How to correctly specify the name of buttons if the bug report description is in English and the button is in Ukrainian? (19 requests)
47. Where can I see the grade for my bug report? (15 requests)
48. Is it possible to test a game outside of the Steam service in the “Software Testing: Basics and Practice” course? (15 requests)
49. What programs can be used to capture screenshots and video bugs? (13 requests)
50. If a bug report is often returned for refinement, will the points be reduced? (13 requests)
51. What is the build? Where can I find it? (10 requests)
52. Will the bug-reports that are sent later than one week after the relevant lecture be evaluated? (8 requests)
