Software Performance Testing Definitions
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integration testing or integration and testing (I&T)
Integration testing, also known as integration and testing (I&T), is a software development process which program units are combined and tested as groups in multiple ways. In this context, a unit is defined as the smallest testable part of an application. Integration testing can expose problems with the interfaces among program components before trouble occurs in real-world program execution. Integration testing is a component of Extreme Programming (XP)... (Continued)
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model-based testing
Model-based testing (MBT) requires a test team to create a second, lightweight implementation of a software build- typically only the business logic - called the model.
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performance testing
Performance testing is the process of determining the speed, responsiveness and stability of a computer, network, software program or device under a workload.
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shotgun debugging
Shotgun debugging is the debugging of a program, hardware, or system problem using the approach of trying several possible solutions at the same time in the hope that one of them will work.
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soak testing
Soak testing is a type of performance evaluation that gauges how an application handles a growing number of users or increasingly taxing tasks over an extended period of time.
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staging environment
A staging environment, or staging, provides a nearly exact replica of a production environment for software testing.
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stress testing
Stress testing is the process of determining the ability of a computer, network, program or device to maintain a certain level of effectiveness under unfavorable conditions.