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Performance Testing with JMeter, 2nd Edition

By : Erinle
Book Image

Performance Testing with JMeter, 2nd Edition

By: Erinle

Overview of this book

This book is great for developers, quality assurance engineers, testers, and test managers new to Apache JMeter, or those who are looking to get a good grounding in how to effectively use and become proficient with JMeter. No prior testing experience is required.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)

Chapter 1. Performance Testing Fundamentals

 

Software performance testing is used to determine the speed or effectiveness of a computer, network, software program or device. This process can involve quantitative tests done in a lab, such as measuring the response time or the number of MIPS (millions of instructions per second) at which a system functions.

 
 --Wikipedia

Let's consider a case study. Baysoft Training Inc. is an emerging start-up company focused on redefining how software will help to get more people trained in various fields in the IT industry. The company achieves this goal by providing a suite of products, including online courses, on-site training, and off-site training. As such, one of their flagship products TrainBot, a web-based application is focused solely on registering individuals for courses of interest that will aid them in attaining career goals. Once registered, the client can then go on to take a series of interactive online courses.