Performance Testing Quiz 1. What is performance regression? System improvement Degradation in performance after changes Normal system behavior Test script modification None 2. What is baseline testing? Initial test run to capture basic performance metrics Final test execution Test with maximum load Test with minimum load None 3. What is think time? Time taken by tester to write scripts Time between consecutive user actions Server processing time Report generation time None 4. What is latency? Number of concurrent users Time delay between request and response Number of errors Server memory usage None 5. What is performance test harness? Test environment Complete testing framework setup Individual test script Test data None 6. What is error rate? Percentage of failed requests Network latency CPU usage Memory usage None 7. What is memory leak? Network security issue Gradual loss of available memory Database corruption CPU overutilization None 8. What is CPU utilization? Network bandwidth usage Memory usage Processor usage percentage Disk space usage None 9. Which metric is NOT typically measured in performance testing? Response time Throughput Code coverage Resource utilization None 10. What is parameterization? Using different data for each iteration Setting test parameters Defining test scope Creating test reports None 11. What is steady state in performance testing? System startup phase Period of constant load System shutdown phase Error state None 12. What is load testing? Testing with normal load conditions Testing with peak load conditions Testing with gradually increasing load Testing with maximum possible load None 13. What is concurrent users in performance testing? Total number of registered users Number of users accessing system simultaneously Number of test cases Number of test cycles None 14. What is saturation point? Starting point of test Point where performance starts degrading Error point Test completion point None 15. Which of these is NOT a performance testing tool? JMeter LoadRunner Selenium Gatling None 16. Which tool is most commonly used for web application performance testing? Selenium JMeter TestNG Cucumber None 17. What is ramp-up time? Time to start the server Time to gradually add virtual users Time to generate reports Time to write scripts None 18. What is capacity planning? Planning test schedules Planning resource requirements Planning test data Planning test cases None 19. What is virtual user? Real user Simulated user in performance test Test engineer System admin None 20. What is throughput in performance testing? Number of concurrent users Time taken to respond to a request Number of transactions processed per unit time Amount of memory used None 21. What is response time? Time to set up the test environment Time between request submission and complete response Time to write test scripts Time to generate reports None 22. What is workload modeling? Creating test data Simulating realistic user behavior patterns Writing test scripts Analyzing results None 23. What is stress testing? Testing system behavior under normal conditions Testing with maximum expected load Testing beyond normal operational capacity Testing with minimum load None 24. What is the primary goal of performance testing? Find functional defects Evaluate system behavior under various load conditions Test user interface Check system security None 25. What is a load generator? Tool to create test data Machine that generates virtual users Tool to generate reports Database testing tool None 26. What is spike testing? Testing with gradual load increase Testing with sudden large load increase Testing with constant load Testing with decreasing load None 27. What is endurance testing? Testing for short duration Testing with varying load Testing system stability over an extended period Testing with maximum load None 28. What is response time percentile? Average response time Maximum response time Percentage of responses within time limit Minimum response time None 29. What is performance bottleneck? Network issue Test script error Server crash Resource constraint limiting performance None 30. What should be defined first in performance test planning? Test data Test environment Test scripts Performance objectives None 31. What is bandwidth throttling? Increasing network speed Limiting network bandwidth Network error Network security None 32. What is monitoring in performance testing? Watching user actions Tracking system resources during test execution Reviewing test scripts Managing test data None 33. What is performance profiling? Creating user profiles Analyzing detailed system behavior Writing test scripts Generating reports None 34. What is distributed testing? Testing from single location Testing from multiple locations Testing single component Testing without load None 35. What is transaction response time? Time to write transaction Time to complete entire business transaction Time to start transaction Time to log transaction None 36. What is response time degradation? Improvement in response time Constant response time Increase in response time under load Network latency None 37. What is percentile in performance testing? Percentage of failed requests Percentage of test coverage Percentage of responses within a time threshold Percentage of server utilization None 38. What is scalability testing? Testing system's ability to handle increased load Testing system security Testing system functionality Testing user interface None 39. What does TPS stand for in performance testing? Test Per Second Time Per Session Transactions Per Second Total Performance Score None 40. What is correlation in performance testing? Relationship between two metrics Capturing and reusing dynamic values Error analysis Test report generation None Time's up
