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    load testing

    Hi All,
    What is the difference between load testing and performance testing?

    Thanks,
    Dimple.


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    Re: load testing

    Dimple, please refer to the following threads. I hope you find the answer you need. If you have any doubts, please post again and we'll help you. But there are plenty of threads pertaining to the same topic.

    http://www.geekinterview.com/question_details/15888
    http://www.geekinterview.com/question_details/28973
    http://www.geekinterview.com/question_details/23385
    http://www.geekinterview.com/question_details/29382

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    Re: load testing

    Load testing is the process of creating demand on a system or device and measuring its response.

    In mechanical systems it refers to the testing of a system to certify it under the appropriate regulations (LOLER in the UK - Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations). Load testing is usually carried out to a load 1.5x the SWL (Safe Working Load) periodic recertification is required.

    In software engineering it is a blanket term that is used in many different ways across the professional software testing community.

    Load testing generally refers to the practice of modeling the expected usage of a software program by simulating multiple users accessing the program's services concurrently. As such, this testing is most relevant for multi-user systems, often one built using a client/server model, such as web servers. However, other types of software systems can be load-tested also. For example, a word processor or graphics editor can be forced to read an extremely large document; or a financial package can be forced to generate a report based on several years' worth of data. The most accurate load testing occurs with actual, rather than theoretical, results.

    When the load placed on the system is raised beyond normal usage patterns, in order to test the system's response at unusually high or peak loads, it is known as stress testing. The load is usually so great that error conditions are the expected result, although no clear boundary exists when an activity ceases to be a load test and becomes a stress test.

    There is little agreement on what the specific goals of load testing are. The term is often used synonymously with performance testing, reliability testing, and volume testing.


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