Question

zachary finished an internship as a software quality assurance engineer. for which job is he best qualified?
a large computer firm needs someone to answer customers’ questions about its products.
a software development firm needs someone to find and fix bugs on multiple computer platforms.
a website development firm needs someone to find and fix coding errors in its work.
a network systems firm needs someone to create and maintain multiple databases.

Explanation:

A Software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer's role involves testing software to find bugs (errors) and ensuring quality, often across platforms. Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: Answering customer questions is customer support, not QA.
• Option 2: Finding and fixing bugs on multiple platforms matches a QA engineer's skills (testing across platforms to identify and resolve issues).
• Option 3: Fixing coding errors is more of a developer's role (QA finds bugs, developers fix code).
• Option 4: Creating/maintaining databases is a database administrator's role, not QA.

Answer:

B. A software development firm needs someone to find and fix bugs on multiple computer platforms.