QA Fundamentals · Senior · Question 27 of 76

Which bugs are typical around daylight saving time changes?

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Correct answer: Missing or duplicated hours breaking schedules and durations

Explanation

On DST change days a local day has 23 or 25 hours. Jobs scheduled at 02:30 may run twice or not at all, and durations computed from local times can be wrong.

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