Performance Testing in Financial Contexts CT-FT Practice Questions (Page 9)

Questions 41–45

1. 41foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a typical performance testing scenario for core banking applications?

   • ATesting the color scheme of the online banking interface
   • BTesting end-of-day batch processing within a specified time window
   • CTesting the system's ability to run without any monitoring
   • DTesting the system's ability to handle zero transactions
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2. 42application · medium

   A core banking system must support 5,000 concurrent online banking users during peak hours. During a load test, the system's response time increases significantly when the number of concurrent users exceeds 3,000. The tester notices that the database connection pool is exhausted. Which action is most likely to resolve the bottleneck?

   • AReduce the number of concurrent users in the test
   • BAdd more application servers
   • CIncrease the network bandwidth
   • DIncrease the database connection pool size
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4. 43foundation · easy

   How can regulatory requirements such as SOX impact performance testing in financial institutions?

   • AThey prohibit performance testing in production environments
   • BThey require performance tests to be run only during business hours
   • CThey require performance test results to be documented and auditable
   • DThey mandate the use of specific performance testing tools
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5. 44expert · hard

   An HFT firm is testing a new trading algorithm. The algorithm must execute trades with a median latency of under 50 microseconds and a maximum latency of 200 microseconds. During testing, the median is 45 microseconds, but the maximum is 500 microseconds. The tester suspects that the spikes are caused by network jitter. Which approach would best isolate the network jitter from other latency sources?

   • AIncrease the number of test iterations to get a better average
   • BDisable network optimizations like TCP offloading
   • CRun the test on a dedicated network with no other traffic
   • DMeasure latency at each network hop using packet capture
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6. 45foundation · easy

   Which type of performance testing is specifically designed to evaluate how a financial system behaves under a sudden, sharp increase in load that exceeds its normal operating capacity?

   • AStress testing
   • BEndurance testing
   • CLoad testing
   • DSpike testing
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