ISTQBCertified Tester Performance Testing
The ISTQB® Certified Tester Performance Testing (CT-PT) certification validates your ability to plan, design, and execute performance tests that reveal how systems behave under load. It is for testers and performance engineers who want to master the technical, method-based, and organizational aspects of performance testing. Earning it demonstrates you can turn performance risks and goals into measurable, actionable results that protect business-critical applications.
572 practice questions · Updated 2026-07-30
5Domains
22Objectives
122Concepts
572Questions
CT-PT Curriculum
Every domain, objective, and concept the CT-PT exam measures.
- Purpose of performance testing
- Performance testing vs. functional testing
- Performance testing activities
- Performance testing in the software lifecycle
- Performance testing roles and responsibilities
- Performance testing and risk management
- Performance Testing Types Overview
- Load Testing
- Stress Testing
- Endurance Testing
- Spike Testing
- Volume Testing
- Scalability Testing
- Reliability Testing
- Choosing the Right Type
- Static Testing Definition
- Static Testing Techniques
- Static Testing Benefits
- Static Testing Limitations
- Static Testing in Performance Testing
- Definition of dynamic testing
- Purpose of dynamic testing
- Dynamic testing in performance testing
- Load Generation Definition
- Load Generation Approaches
- Load Generation Types
- Load Generation Tools
- Load Generation Considerations
- Common Performance Efficiency Failure Modes
- Causes of Performance Efficiency Failures
- Relationship Between Failure Modes and Causes
- Purpose of Performance Metrics
- Types of Performance Metrics
- Metric Selection Criteria
- Interpreting Performance Metrics
- Identify measurement types
- Define metrics
- Select appropriate metrics
- Collect measurements
- Ensure data accuracy
- Record and store data
- Define performance metrics
- Identify metric categories
- Select metrics based on objectives
- Align metrics with user perspective
- Evaluate metric relevance
- Prioritize metrics
- Document metric selection
- Aggregation methods
- Aggregation levels
- Time-based aggregation
- Handling outliers
- Data normalization
- Aggregation tools
- Interpreting aggregated results
- Identify sources of performance metrics
- Classify metrics by source type
- Understand tool-generated metrics
- Understand monitoring tool metrics
- Understand log-based metrics
- Correlate metrics from multiple sources
- Interpreting performance test results
- Identifying performance bottlenecks
- Comparing results against baselines
- Reporting performance test findings
- Identify Performance Testing Activities
- Plan Performance Tests
- Design Performance Tests
- Execute Performance Tests
- Analyze Performance Test Results
- Report and Communicate Performance Test Findings
- Retest and Validate Performance Improvements
- Identify architecture types
- Map performance risks to architecture
- Analyze architectural bottlenecks
- Evaluate architecture-specific test focus
- Identify performance risks in SDLC phases
- Analyze risk impact on project outcomes
- Prioritize performance risks
- Map risks to mitigation strategies
- Identify Performance Testing Activities
- Understand Context of Performance Testing
- Recognize Performance Testing Tasks
- Relate Activities to Lifecycle Phases
- Deriving Performance Test Objectives
- Performance Test Plan Components
- Stakeholder Communication in Performance Testing
- Communication Protocols for Performance Testing
- Transaction Definition
- Operational Profile Identification
- Load Profile Creation
- Throughput Analysis
- Concurrency Analysis
- Relationship Between Throughput and Concurrency
- Performance Test Script Structure
- Scripting for Virtual Users
- Parameterization
- Correlation
- Assertions and Validations
- Error Handling in Scripts
- Script Debugging and Verification
- Test Environment Readiness
- Test Data Preparation
- Test Tool Configuration
- Execution Prerequisites Check
- Executing Performance Test Scenarios
- Monitoring During Execution
- Handling Execution Issues
- Collecting and Storing Results
- Interpreting performance test results
- Creating performance test reports
- Communicating results to stakeholders
- Tool Selection Criteria
- Tool Categories
- Tool Features and Capabilities
- Tool Integration
- Tool Limitations and Risks
- Tool Support and Maintenance
- Tool Selection Criteria
- Tool Capabilities Assessment
- Tool Limitations and Constraints
- Tool Fit for Context
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