T

F

1,3,4,5,7,8

2,3,4,6,7,8

1,2,3,5,6,7

1,2,4,5,6,8

The system handles a sudden burst of activity, but cannot resume a steady state

The system provides inconsistent responses to errors

The system performance gradually degrades

It focuses on the ability of the system to respond to quick and extreme changes in load

It focuses on the ability of the system to handle loads that are at or beyond the expected peak load 

 It focuses on the ability of the system to meet future efficiency requirements

 It focuses on the ability of the system to handle loads that are gradually increased to reach the expected maximum

It focuses on the ability of the system to meet future efficiency requirements

It focuses on the ability of the system to handle loads that are gradually increased to reach the expected maximum

It focuses on the ability of the system to respond to quick and extreme changes in load

It focuses on the ability of the system to handle loads that are at or beyond the expected peak load

It focuses on the ability of the system to meet future efficiency requirements

It focuses on the ability of the system to handle loads that are gradually increased to reach the expected maximum

It focuses on the ability of the system to respond to quick and extreme changes in load

It focuses on the ability of the system to handle loads that are at or beyond the expected peak load

The tests should be easy to create and understand

The tests should be executed in the production environment to provide the most accurate results

The test results must be reproducible when the system under test is unchanged

The test results should match the stakeholders’ expectations for system performance

 It focuses on the ability of the system to handle loads that are at or beyond the expected peak load 

It focuses on the ability of the system to meet future efficiency requirements 

It focuses on the ability of the system to handle loads that are gradually increased to reach the expected maximum

It focuses on the ability of the system to respond to quick and extreme changes in load 

Time behavior

Scalability

Resource utilization

Capacity