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ISTQB Specialist: Performance Testing

Master load testing, stress testing, and capacity planning. Workload modeling, bottleneck analysis, and performance reporting. Prepares you for the CT-PT exam.

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1

Performance Testing Fundamentals

Types of performance tests, load profiles, defining performance requirements, and setting up test environments.

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    Types of Performance Tests
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    Load Profiles and Workload Patterns
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    Defining Performance Requirements
    reading +10 XP
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    Performance Test Environment Setup
    reading +10 XP
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Performance Test Design

Workload modeling, test data generation, transaction design, and scripting for performance testing.

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    Workload Modeling
    reading +10 XP
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    Test Data Generation for Performance
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    Transaction Design
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    Scripting for Performance Tests
    reading +10 XP
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Performance Test Execution

Monitoring during tests, distributed load generation, result collection, and real-time analysis techniques.

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    Monitoring During Performance Tests
    reading +10 XP
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    Distributed Load Generation
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    Result Collection and Correlation
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    Real-Time Analysis Techniques
    reading +10 XP
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Performance Analysis and Reporting

Bottleneck identification, root cause analysis, performance reporting for stakeholders, and capacity planning.

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    Bottleneck Identification
    reading +10 XP
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    Root Cause Analysis for Performance Issues
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    Performance Reporting for Stakeholders
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    Capacity Planning
    reading +10 XP