Performance Testing Activities CT-PT Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   In which software lifecycle phase are performance test objectives typically defined?

   • ACoding phase
   • BDeployment phase
   • CMaintenance phase
   • DRequirements phase
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2. 7application · medium

   A team is starting performance testing for a new e-commerce checkout service. They have completed the test plan and are about to begin executing scripts. The test environment is shared with functional testers who are running regression suites during the same window. What should the performance testers do FIRST before starting script execution?

   • AIncrease the virtual user load to maximum immediately to identify the breaking point as early as possible.
   • BPause the functional regression suite to free up CPU and memory for the performance test run.
   • CVerify that the test environment is isolated and that no other workloads are running that could skew baseline measurements.
   • DReview the test plan with stakeholders to confirm the performance acceptance criteria are still valid.
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4. 8application · easy

   A company is developing a new online reservation system. The project manager wants to know when performance testing activities should start. What is the BEST advice?

   • AStart performance testing only after the system is fully implemented and deployed to a test environment.
   • BStart performance testing activities in the requirements phase and continue through design, implementation, and release.
   • CStart performance testing only when the system is in production and real users are active.
   • DStart performance testing only when the project manager requests it, typically at the end of the project.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is a typical task during the planning and design phase of performance testing?

   • ATuning the application code
   • BIdentifying performance test scenarios
   • CCollecting test results
   • DMonitoring production systems
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6. 10foundation · easy

   Which task is performed during the analysis and reporting phase of performance testing?

   • AExecuting the test scenarios
   • BInterpreting results and identifying bottlenecks
   • CCreating load test scripts
   • DDefining performance acceptance criteria
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