Important Counters for Performance Testing

What are Performance Counters? In Performance Testing, the Performance counters are a type of metric used to measure the performance of hardware, software and networks. These counters are used to track the performance of various components of a software system, such as processors, memory, disks, networks, and application components. Uses of Performance Counters An operating … Read more

Performance Testing Checklist

Performance Testing Checklist

Below is the performance testing checklist that can help you to conduct smooth performance tests without missing any important tasks before performing the test: Risk Assessment: Understanding the System Architecture Identification of Critical Business Flows Identification of In-scope and Out-of-scope components Deep understanding of all the in-scope components Understanding the impact of changes on all … Read more

Performance Testing Cheat Sheet

Performance Testing Cheat Sheet

This Performance Testing Cheat Sheet will help you to quickly revise all the critical performance testing terms in a simple way: Basic Performance Metrics: User Load Response Time Requests/Transactions per second Data Throughput Error Rate CPU Utilization Memory Utilization Disk Utilization Performance Test Type Early Performance Test (EPT): To measure system performance during the initial … Read more

First Contentful Paint

First Contentful Paint or FCP is one of the important metrics in UI Performance Testing. It provides the time when the browser renders the first bit of content like text, image, non-white canvas etc. It gives the first impression to the user that the page is actually loading. Behind the concept of FCP, there is another … Read more