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ISTQB CT-PT Exam Overview :

Exam Name: ISTQB Certified Tester - Performance Testing
Exam Code: CT-PT
Certifications: ISTQB Performance Testing Certification
Actual Exam Duration: 90 minutes
Expected no. of Questions in Actual Exam: 40
See Expected Questions: ISTQB CT-PT Expected Questions in Actual Exam

ISTQB CT-PT Exam Objectives :

Section Objectives
1. Basic Concepts 1.1 Principles and Concepts
PTFL-1.1.1 (K2) Understand the principles of performance testing
1.2 Types of Performance Testing
PTFL-1.2.1 (K2) Understand the different types of performance testing
1.3 Testing Types in Performance Testing
PTFL-1.3.1 (K1) Recall testing types in performance testing
1.4 The Concept of Load Generation
PTFL-1.4.1 (K2) Understand the concept of load generation
1.5 Common Failures in Performance Testing and Their Causes
PTFL-1.5.1 (K2) Give examples of common failure modes of performance testing and
their causes 
2. Performance Measurement Fundamentals 2.1 Typical Metrics Collected in Performance Testing
PTFL-2.1.1 (K2) Understand the typical metrics collected in performance testing
2.2 Aggregating Results from Performance Testing
PTFL-2.2.1 (K2) Explain why results from performance testing are aggregated
2.3 Key Sources of Performance Metrics
PTFL-2.3.1 (K2) Understand the key sources of performance metrics
2.4 Typical Results of a Performance Test
PTFL-2.4.1 (K1) Recall the typical results of a performance test 
3. Performance Testing in the Software Lifecycle 3.1 Principal Performance Testing Activities
PTFL-3.1.1 (K2) Understand the principal performance testing activities
3.2 Performance Risks for Different Architectures
PTFL-3.2.1 (K2) Explain typical categories of performance risks for different
architectures
3.3 Performance Risks Across the Software Development Lifecycle
PTFL-3.3.1 (K4) Analyze performance risks for a given product across the software
development lifecycle
3.4 Performance Testing Activities
PTFL-3.4.1 (K4) Analyze a given project to determine the appropriate performance
testing activities for each phase of the software development lifecycle 
4. Performance Testing Tasks
4.1 Planning PTFL-4.1.1 (K4) Derive performance test objectives from relevant information
PTFL-4.1.2 (K4) Outline a performance test plan which considers the performance
objectives for a given project
PTFL-4.1.3 (K4) Create a presentation that enables various stakeholders to
understand the rationale behind the planned performance testing
4.2 Analysis, Design and Implementation
PTFL-4.2.1 (K2) Give examples of typical protocols encountered in performance
testing
PTFL-4.2.2 (K2) Understand the concept of transactions in performance testing
PTFL-4.2.3 (K4) Analyze operational profiles for system usage
PTFL-4.2.4 (K4) Create load profiles derived from operational profiles for given
performance objectives
PTFL-4.2.5 (K4) Analyze throughput and concurrency when developing performance
tests
PTFL-4.2.6 (K2) Understand the basic structure of a performance test script
PTFL-4.2.7 (K3) Implement performance test scripts consistent with the plan and
load profiles
PTFL-4.2.8 (K2) Understand the activities involved in preparing for the performance test
execution
4.3 Execution
PTFL-4.3.1 (K2) Understand the principal activities in running performance test
scripts
4.4 Analyzing Results and Reporting
PTFL-4.4.1 (K4) Analyze and report performance test results and implications
5. Tools 5.1 Tool Support
PTFL-5.1.1 (K2) Understand how tools support performance testing
5.2 Tool Suitability
PTFL-5.2.1 (K4) Evaluate the suitability of performance testing tools in a given
project scenario 
Official Information https://www.istqb.org/certifications/certified-tester-performance-testing-ct-pt/

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