Response time refers to the time that elapses between when a user hits a button on the webpage and the full data received from the server at his end. This is also called End-to-End response time. As a performance tester, you can see response time as a single unit. But the response time figure is … Read more
Difference Between Concurrent Users and Simultaneous Users. Concurrent Users do parallel activity (may be different). Simultaneous Users do same activity.
Without knowing the correct definition of performance testing terminologies, it is difficult to understand the basics. This article covers all the important terms which are majorly used in performance testing activities. Following are the terminologies and their definitions: Virtual User Performance Testing Tool generates the virtual users which simulate the real user’s activity. Actually, these … Read more
There are some more types of Non-functional tests which are considered as NPNFT (Non-Performance Non-Functional Tests) other than basic performance tests. These are: Compatibility Test: Compatibility testing provides the assurance of compatibility of an application or a website with web browsers, hardware platforms, operating systems etc. This type of testing helps to find out how … Read more
What is Step-up Performance Test? The step-up performance test is helpful to identify the performance of a software system at varying loads. Unlike the load test, the step-up test has multiple steady states in a single test. Due to multiple steady states, this test is also called as ‘Multi-level Load Test’. Step-up test starts with … Read more
What is Break-Point Test? Application Break-Point Test helps to find out the breaking point of the application or server from a performance testing perspective. This test is helpful to identify the maximum load-bearing capacity of the application. More likely some applications fail during stress tests when the expected future load is applied on the server. … Read more