Not every user of a modern computer system in everyday work is faced with the concept of “stress testing”. Basically, it is familiar to web developers and all those who use resource-intensive programs. Nevertheless, sometimes knowledge in this matter can be useful to ordinary users. Let's try to figure out why all this is needed.
Load testing: types and goals
First of all, it is necessary to clearly distinguish between the types of such tests. Conventionally, they can be divided into two classes: checking the computer hardware at the maximum possible or excessive load on each component and testing software (websites with forecasting elements, individual programs, etc.).
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In principle, this is a very brief information on the issues of load testing, because the tests themselves, as well as the programs that allow them to be carried out, can be found a lot. Let's just say: the most popular utilities are presented here and the essence of the issue is considered. It seems that after acquaintance, any user will advance at least a little in understanding issues related to stress testing.