Which test checks how a system behaves under peak traffic?
Why D is the answer
A load test
A load test checks how a system behaves under peak traffic.
In detail
- A load test checks behavior under peak traffic.
- Test with realistic patterns.
Use case
An illustrative scenario, not a real incident.
A store tests its site at twice its busiest traffic before a sale.
See it in different ways
flowchart TD A["Reliability testing"] --> B["Load testing: capacity"] A --> C["Chaos engineering: failure handling"] A --> D["Penetration testing: security"]
mindmap
root((Operations))
Tests
Load
Integration
Chaos
Penetration
Observability
Cloud Logging
Cloud Profiler
Learning
Blameless reviewmindmap
root(("Testing"))
n1["Load test"]
n2["Peak traffic"]
n3["Unit test"]
n4["One function"]
n5["Integration test"]
n6["Services together"]Key point: Load tests check behavior at peak.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. A unit test
- A unit test checks one function.
- B. An integration test
- That checks that services work together.
- C. A smoke test
- That checks basic health.