An Investigation into the Code Revealed

question 3

Multiple Choice

An investigation into the code revealed

• A) all the code was written by a single programmer.
• B) much of the code was in the form of modules lifted from previous version of Therac.
• C) the faulty code did not cause harm in previous versions because of mechanical interlocks.
• D) All of the above

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