Performance Testing Tools CTAL-TTA Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   What is a common way performance testing tools integrate with CI/CD pipelines?

   • ABy manually running tests after each release
   • BBy providing a command-line interface that can be invoked from build scripts
   • CBy automatically deploying the application to production
   • DBy replacing the need for unit testing in the pipeline
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2. 22expert · hard

   During a load test of an e-commerce checkout process, the response time increases linearly with user load, but CPU and memory on the application server remain below 50%. The database server shows high disk I/O wait times. What is the most likely bottleneck and what should you recommend?

   • ANetwork latency between client and server; use a CDN
   • BLoad generator limitation; increase the number of load generators
   • CApplication server thread pool exhaustion; increase the number of threads
   • DDatabase disk I/O bottleneck; consider faster storage or query optimization
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4. 23application · medium

   A team is evaluating performance testing tools for a project that uses a modern JavaScript frontend and a REST API backend. They need to simulate user interactions that include client-side processing. Which tool feature is most important?

   • ASupport for REST API testing
   • BSupport for browser-based load generation
   • CLow cost
   • DIntegration with CI/CD
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5. 24foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a benefit of integrating performance testing tools with other testing tools?

   • AIt allows performance test results to be automatically converted into functional test cases
   • BIt eliminates the need for any manual testing activities
   • CIt enables sharing of test data and results across the testing lifecycle for better analysis
   • DIt guarantees that all performance issues are fixed before release
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6. 25expert · hard

   A performance test of a web application shows that the error rate increases sharply when the number of concurrent users exceeds 500. The application server logs show 'connection reset' errors. The database server is not saturated. What is the most likely cause?

   • ANetwork firewall dropping connections
   • BDatabase connection pool exhaustion
   • CLoad generator running out of resources
   • DApplication server thread pool exhaustion
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