Practice Key Performance Metrics (13.5.1) - Performance Testing Basics

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Question 1.
What is response time?
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Think about how long you wait after clicking a button.
Question 2.
Define throughput.
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Consider how to measure the efficiency of a system.
3Question 3.
What does response time measure?
- Time taken to load a web page
- Time taken for the server to respond
- Time until user interacts
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Think about how long it takes after you send a request.
4Question 4.
Is throughput the number of requests processed in a second?
- True
- False
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Consider the server's capacity.
Question 5.
Discuss how you would conduct a load test for a new e-commerce website expecting 500 users at peak hours. List your steps and needed metrics.
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Think about user scenarios that are common during peak hours.
Question 6.
Analyze a scenario where the response time is consistently high (over 2 seconds), but throughput is also high. What could be potential issues?
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Consider what could slow down server processing.

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