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Before starting your CTFL-PT exam preparation, it is recommended to review the complete iSQI ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level - Performance Testing exam syllabus and carefully go through the exam objectives listed below. Once you understand the exam structure and objectives, you should practice using our free CTFL-PT questions. We also provide premium CTFL-PT practice test, fully updated according to the latest exam objectives, to help you accurately assess your preparedness for the actual exam.

iSQI CTFL-PT Exam Objectives

Section Objectives
Objective 1:
  • Understand the principles of performance testing.
Objective 2:
  • Recognize the different types of performance testing.
Objective 3:
  • Recall testing types in performance testing.
Objective 4:
  • Understand the concept of load generation.
Objective 5:
  • Give examples of common failure modes of performance testing and their causes.
Objective 6:
  • Understand the typical metrics collected in performance testing.
Objective 7:
  • Explain why results from performance testing are aggregated.
Objective 8:
  • Understand the key sources of performance metrics.
Objective 9:
  • Recall the typical results of a performance test.
Objective 10:
  • Understand the principal performance testing activities.
Objective 11: Explain typical categories of performance risks for different architectures.
Objective 12:
  • Analyze a given project to determine the appropriate performance testing activities for each phase of the software lifecycle.
Objective 13:
  • Derive performance test objectives from relevant information.
Objective 14:
  • Outline a performance test plan which considers the performance test objectives for a given project.
Objective 15:
  • Create a presentation that enables various stakeholders to understand the rationale behind the planned performance testing.
Objective 16:
  • Give examples of typical protocols encountered in performance testing.
Objective 17:
  • Understand the concept of transactions in performance testing.
Objective 18:
  • Create load profiles derived from operational profiles for given performance objectives.
Objective 19:
  • Analyze throughput and concurrency when developing performance tests.
Objective 20:
  • Understand the basic structure of a performance test script.
Objective 21:
  • Implement performance test scripts consistent with the plan and load profiles.
Objective 22:
  • Understand the activities involved in preparing for performance test execution.
Objective 23:
  • Understand the principal activities in running performance test scripts.
Objective 24:
  • Analyze and report performance test results and implications.
Objective 25:
  • Understand how tools support performance testing.
Objective 26:
  • Evaluate the suitability of performance testing tools in a given project scenario.
Official Information https://isqi.org/ISTQB-Certified-Tester-Foundation-Level-4.0-CTFL/CT-FL-4.1655