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.
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nafis.ansari says
The graph is not proportionate but can still be considered a passed test as initially there is a ramp up phase as the system begins to run, however, as more users are added, there is little change in memory usage.
Manisha Phirke says
Good objective & interview question