Test Plan Interview Question:

What are the performance/capability goals of Load/Performance Test Plan?

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★ Identify goals:
★ Percentage of requested static pages that must meet the acceptable response time?
★ Percentage of requested scripts that must meet the acceptable response time?
★ The baseline multiplier (2x, 4x, ...) that the system must be capable of handling?
★ The spike ratio that the system must be capable of handling?
★ The peak ratio that the system must be capable of handling?
★ The burstiness ratio that the system must be capable of handling?
★ Tolerance ratio: Imposed load ? 25 %?
★ Safety ratio: Imposed load x 2?
★ Spike ratio: Imposed load x 3?
★ Burstiness ratio: Imposed load x 5?
★ Increase the load by multiplying the load baseline by 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, Nx gradually until unacceptable response time is reached.
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