ISTQB Exam ATM Topic 1 Question 50 Discussion

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Question #: 50
Topic #: 1

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Assume you are the Test Manager for a new software release of an e-commerce application.

The server farm consists of six servers providing different capabilities. Each capability is provided through a set of web services.

The requirements specification document contains several SLAs

(Service Level Agreements) like the following:

SLA-001: 99.5 percent of all transactions shall have a response time less than five seconds under a load of up-to 5000 concurrent users

The main objective is to assure that all the SLAs specified in the requirements specification document will be met before system release. You decide to apply a risk-based testing strategy and an early risk analysis confirms that performance is high risk. You can count on a well-written requirements specification and on a model of the system behavior under various load levels produced by the system architect.

Which of the following test activities would you expect to be the less important ones to achieve the test objectives in this scenario?

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APerform unit performance testing for each single web service

BMonitor the SLAs after the system has been released into the production environment

CPerform system performance testing, consisting of several performance testing sessions, to verify if all the SLAs have been met

DPerform static performance testing by reviewing the architectural model of the system under various load levels

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Suggested Answer: D

by Valentine at Jul 02, 2024, 04:30 PM

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Niesha

24 days ago

Haha, I bet the system architect is really looking forward to us 'verifying' their model. I hope they've got some extra coffee ready!

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Ashleigh

15 days ago

User 2: Yeah, that's crucial for ensuring the system can handle the load of up-to 5000 concurrent users.

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Gilbert

19 days ago

User 1: I think we should definitely perform system performance testing to verify if all the SLAs have been met.

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Mari

1 months ago

Static performance testing by reviewing the architectural model sounds like a good idea, but it's not enough on its own. We need to actually run performance tests to validate the SLAs.

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Ellen

26 days ago

A) Perform unit performance testing for each single web service

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Sommer

1 months ago

I agree, monitoring the SLAs after the system is in production is not going to help us meet the test objectives before release. We need to verify the SLAs upfront.

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Gail

20 days ago

B) Monitor the SLAs after the system has been released into the production environment

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Dorethea

1 months ago

A) Perform unit performance testing for each single web service

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Viki

2 months ago

Hmm, I think performing unit performance testing for each web service would be the least important. With the focus on system-level SLAs, we need to verify the overall performance at the system level.

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