Performance Testing is a type of software testing that ensures software applications to perform properly under their expected workload. It is a testing technique carried out to determine system performance in terms of sensitivity, reactivity and stability under a particular workload.
Performance Testing is the process of analyzing the quality and capability of a product. It is a testing method performed to determine the system performance in terms of speed, reliability and stability under varying workload. Performance testing is also known as Perf Testing.
It determines whether the software product responds rapidly.
It determines amount of load the software product can handle at a time.
It determines whether the software product is stable in case of varying workloads.
It determines whether the software product is secure or not.