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Software Engineering · Quiz 2 · 16 Aug 2026 · May 2026 term

Question 23: Which mitigation strategy is most suitable?

Question 23

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A company depends on a third-party fraud detection service for validating online transactions.
There is a risk that defects in the third-party service may impact the application.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Which mitigation strategy is most suitable?

  1. A

    Conduct customer surveys

  2. B

    Benchmark and regularly inspect the external component

  3. C

    Explore the market

  4. D

    Reduce project scope

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Correct answer

  • B

    Benchmark and regularly inspect the external component

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Question 23 of 27 in the IIT Madras BS Software Engineering (Software Engineering) Quiz 2 paper sat on 16 Aug 2026, in the May 2026 term (Software Engineering 16 Aug 26). It carries 3 marks.

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