Types of Performance Testing CT-PT Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–32

1. 31application · medium

   A news website expects a sudden surge of traffic when a major breaking news story is published. The surge typically happens within seconds of the story going live and lasts only a few minutes. The team wants to verify that the website can handle this sudden, sharp increase without crashing or becoming unresponsive. Which type of performance test should they perform?

   • ALoad testing, by gradually increasing the load to the expected peak and sustaining it.
   • BEndurance testing, by running the system at peak load for several hours.
   • CStress testing, by continuously increasing load until the system fails.
   • DSpike testing, by simulating a sudden, sharp increase in load followed by a return to normal levels.
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2. 32application · medium

   A video streaming service has a new feature that will be used by a small, known group of users during a beta test. The team wants to verify that the feature performs well for this specific group of 500 users. They also want to ensure that the feature does not degrade over a 2-hour continuous usage session. Which test should they run?

   • AStress testing with 1,000 users to find the breaking point.
   • BSpike testing with a sudden increase to 500 users.
   • CLoad testing with 500 users for a 2-hour duration.
   • DVolume testing with a large amount of video data.
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