Stress Testing

Stress Testing

Stress testing includes testing the behavior of a software under abnormal conditions. For example, it may include taking away some resources or applying a load beyond the actual load limit.

 

The aim of stress testing is to test the software by applying the load to the system and taking over the resources used by the software to identify the breaking point. This testing can be performed by testing different scenarios such as −

 

• Shutdown or restart of network ports randomly
• Turning the database on or off
• Running different processes that consume resources such as CPU, memory, server, etc.