What is the main difference between Stress and load
testing?Give me answer with Proper Examples
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Answer / shweta gupta
In Load Testing,we measure the response time and throughput
for a web based application which has a large number of users.
In Stress testing,we test the same application for slightly
more number of users than it is intended to be used.
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Answer / piyush
I Would like to add some more clarity about Stress Testing.
In Stress testing,we test the same application to find the
threshold value by increasing load on the system.
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Answer / bhadra bheemireddy
i will give simple example so you can get easily ..........
requirement is a plastic chair to sit for person with 100 kg...
x company prepared
load testing : 50kg person fine, 70kg person fine then 100kg person....fine and base line......
stress testing: apart from the requirements sit a person with wait 150kgs and checks whether that chair can handle the maximum limit(upper limit)....
spike testing: one person already sit on chair with 80kgs and to check abnormal conditions add some weight like 30kgs, 50kgs ......(applications running with some load and sudden increase of load )
functional testing:
chair flexibility ...
four legs are touching floor and strong...
etc............ :) :)
happy performance testing
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