Genislab Technologies- It is a type of non-functional testing.
- Testing the ability of a system, a network, or a process to continue to function well when it is changed in size or volume in order to meet a growing need.
- It is the testing of a software application for measuring its capability to scale up in terms of any of its non-functional capability like load supported, the number of transactions, the data volume etc.
- Example: An ecommerce site may be able to handle orders for up to 100 users at a time but scalability testing can be performed to check if it will be able to handle higher loads during peak shopping seasons.
Scalability testing
What is Non-functional testing (Testing of software product characteristics)?
In non-functional testing the quality characteristics of the component or system is tested. Non-functional refers to aspects of the software that may not be related to a specific function or user action such as scalability or security. Eg. How many people can log in at once? Non-functional testing is also performed at all levels like functional testing.
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