A development team wants to run performance tests automatically on every merge to the main branch. They use Jenkins and have a test environment that is only available during business hours. What is the best approach to integrate performance testing into their CI/CD pipeline?

Skip performance testing in CI and only test before major releases

Run a lightweight smoke performance test on every merge and a full load test nightly

Run the full load test on every merge, ignoring the environment availability

Schedule the performance test job to run nightly when the environment is available

Which of the following is a key criterion for selecting a performance testing tool?

The tool must be written in the same programming language as the application

The tool must have a graphical user interface for all operations

The tool must be able to automatically fix performance defects

The tool must support the technology stack used by the application under test

A performance test of a web service shows that the response time increases linearly with the number of users, but the server CPU and memory are stable at 40%. The network I/O is also stable. The application uses a shared database with other applications. What is the most likely cause?

The application server is the bottleneck

The load generator is not sending enough load

The shared database is experiencing contention from other applications

What is the primary purpose of using performance testing tools in software testing?

To simulate user load and measure system behavior to identify performance bottlenecks

To replace manual testing by automatically generating test data for all test levels

To ensure the application is free of security vulnerabilities by simulating attacks

To automate the execution of functional test cases and verify business logic

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Domain 6Objective 5

Performance Testing Tools CTAL-TTA Practice Questions (Page 2)

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6foundation · easy
Which type of performance testing tool is typically free to use and has a community-driven development model?
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7application · medium
A development team wants to run performance tests automatically on every merge to the main branch. They use Jenkins and have a test environment that is only available during business hours. What is the best approach to integrate performance testing into their CI/CD pipeline?
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8foundation · easy
Which of the following is a key criterion for selecting a performance testing tool?
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9expert · hard
A performance test of a web service shows that the response time increases linearly with the number of users, but the server CPU and memory are stable at 40%. The network I/O is also stable. The application uses a shared database with other applications. What is the most likely cause?
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10foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of using performance testing tools in software testing?
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