ISTQB

Certified Tester Performance Testing

CT-PT

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.

Practice Free Questions

5Domains

22Objectives

124Practice pages

572Free questions

CT-PT free practice questions

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Principles of Performance Testing

30 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

Types of Performance Testing

32 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–32

Static testing

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Dynamic testing

18 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–18

The Concept of Load Generation

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Common Performance Efficiency Failure Modes and Their Causes

12 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–12

Why Performance Metrics are Needed

21 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–21

Collecting Performance Measurements and Metrics

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Selecting Performance Metrics

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Aggregating Results from Performance Testing

30 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

Key Sources of Performance Metrics

30 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

Typical Results of a Performance Test

26 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–26

Principal Performance Testing Activities

28 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–28

Categories of Performance Risks for Different Architectures

26 questions · 6 pages

Performance Risks Across the Software Development Lifecycle

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Performance Testing Activities

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Planning

23 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–23

Implementation

34 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–34

Execution

33 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–33

Analysis and Reporting

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Tool Support

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Tool Suitability

21 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–21

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Certified Tester Performance Testing

CT-PT free practice questions

Domain 1 · Basic Concepts25% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 144 questions25%

Domain 2 · Performance Measurement Fundamentals28% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 158 questions28%

Domain 3 · Performance Testing in the Software Lifecycle19% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 108 questions19%

Domain 4 · Performance Testing Tasks20% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 114 questions20%

Domain 5 · Tools8% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 48 questions8%