SCSPE Exam 1
1. Consider a 120-minute test, where you want to simulate 1,000 logins per hour. If each virtual user takes 15 minutes to do one complete cycle of transactions, how many virtual users are required to run a steady state workload test? 4 6 167 250 none of the above 2. For a particular script, each user sends 200 KBytes of data to the server and receives 600 Kbytes from the server. In an hour long test, approximately 500 of these users will visit the server. What is the average bandwidth for this test? 14 Mbps .9 Mbps .14 Mbps 5 Mbps 4 Mbps 3. Verifications can be added to your script _____________________________ manually by using the features within the True Log Explorer by setting options to place them during recording All of the Above none of the above 4. What SilkPerformer feature allows the user to quickly step through the Load-testing process? True Log Explorer The standard toolbar The main menu bar Performance Explorer The Workflow bar 5. Which of the following is NOT a component of SilkPerformer? True Log Explorer Results Repository
SilkMapper Performance Explorer SilkMeter 6. Which file is NOT generated by SilkPerformer during the load testing process? Output File (.wrt) Project Settings (.xml) Recommendations File (.rdf) Baseline Report (.brp) True Log File (.xlg) 7. In the profile settings dialog, settings that do not correlate to playback or recording are: Available Grayed out The same for both Linked together None of the above 8. Virtual users belong to ____________ User teams User names User groups User leads None of the above 9. What identifies all of the possible logical paths that a user can navigate within an application? A treasure map A map A trail map A plan Functional breakout 10. After a user group is defined, it can be broken into actions sets which may be ________________________ put together in a single transaction placed in separate transactions separated by timers within a single transaction turned into functions All of the above
11. Which of the following reduces caching on backend servers? Deleting cookies Set Smooth Transaction Rate Randomization Choose Transactions Randomly None of the above 12. What is the purpose of the Recorder? To capture internet traffic To create measures To separate transactions To generate scripts All of the above 13. What must be defined to launch an application from within the Recorder? Application profile Internet Explorer 5 Agent pool Netscape 6 Server profile 14. Timers may be put into the script _______________ only before recording only during recording only after recording during and after recording None of the above 15. What recording level should be used when recording pages with dynamic content? A. Page-based browser level API B. Browser-level API C. TCP/IP level D. A and C E. None of the above 16. Browser-level API recording level is recommended for: Maximizing the number of Vusers with the minimum amount of hardware For navigation by the URL only Resolving some client-side scripting issues
All of the Above None of the above 17. For web testing and before recording, it is good practice to have the browser: Open and ready to go Minimized Maximized Closed None of the above 18. The recorder can perform all of the following functions except Add a comment to the script Edit Application Profile Settings Edit Recorder Settings Try the script Add a new timer 19. The animated mode launches the: True Log Explorer Repository Manager Performance Explorer Results repository Monitor 20. The _________________ is an html file that contains statistics such as number of transactions, amount of data received, and response times. Virtual User Output File Virtual User Report File Virtual User Log File All of the Above None of the above 21. How many virtual users and user groups are run when trying a script? All user groups with one virtual user per group. Multiple user groups with multiple virtual users. One user group with multiple users. Multiple user groups with one virtual user. One user group with one virtual user. 22. Which of the following is NOT a setting changed in the profile?
Number of Users Document Cache Network Bandwidth (Connection Speed) Browser Type Stress Test 23. A(n) __________ is equivalent to running a load test with no think times. Queuing Test Increasing Workload Test Steady State Test Stability None of the above 24. What files are generated through write and writeln statements? Virtual User Error files Virtual User Script files Virtual User Output files Virtual User Report files Virtual User Log files 25. Which is not a BDL data type? String Boolean Integer Number Float 26. While executing a test, persistent and non-persistant cookies are stored: On the hard drive In RAM memory In the virtual cookie database On the server None of the above 27. ______________ is a function that allows access to a single column of data. GetMeasure RndStr WebPageUrl RndSeed RndFile
28. When parsing information manually, the WebPageUrl (U), the Parsing function (P), and optional Writeln statement (W) should follow this order: P, U, W W, P, U U, P, W P, W, U U, W, P 29. What function is used to write text to the output window? Writeln Write Concatenate Parse Print 30. A function within in a script may NOT ________________ contain a timer contain actions performed by the virtual user call another function return a value call a transaction 31. If a WebSetBrowser function is removed from the Tinit, then the browser to be emulated is dictated by the _____________. Profile Controller User Group Agent Workload Configuration 32. Find Baseline executes: A single execution of only one user type Five minutes of execution for all user types defined in the baseline Multiple executions for all possible combinations of user groups and profiles One script with maximum load A single execution of every user type defined in the baseline 33. Defining additional profiles allow the tester to create new _____________ Transactions User Types
Data Files Functions Scripts 34. After viewing the ____________________, you can accept it and then set the response time thresholds Log File True Log File Baseline Report Virtual User Report File None of the above 35. The General graph shows: A. Active users B. Transactions per second C. Errors per seconds D. All of the above E. A and B only 36. Which of the following can be generated by RndStr(aabcdeef,4..7) ABFCA bacdabef beef 0de12ab None of the above 37. The available computers running the agent software are referred to as: The agent pool The test plan The results repository The data explorers The controller 38. In what type of test are transactions scheduled following a SilkPerformer prescribed arrival rate? Dynamic Workload All Day Queuing Workload Steady State Workload Increasing Workload
39. In a ______________ test, each user type starts and stops based on preset intervals determined by the tester prior to starting the test. Increasing Workload All Day Steady State Workload Dynamic Workload Queuing Workload 40. In what type of test is the same number of virtual users used throughout the test? Queuing Workload Dynamic Workload Increasing Workload Steady State Workload All Day 41. In what type of test are virtual users added after a specified time until reaching the maximum number of users? All Day Increasing Workload Steady State Workload Dynamic Workload Queuing Workload 42. During the load test, the health control of each participating agent is assessed by: A. The controller B. Each agent in the agent pool C. The results repository D. The server E. A and C only 43. The test results are undependable if processor utilization is Greater than 70% Less than 90% Between 70% - 90% Less than 70% Greater than 90 % 44. The ________________ button on the Performance Explorer's workflow bar will use a selected tsd file to create a new graph having the exact same measures as the current graph.
General Graph Compare Graph New Graph Overview Report Select Graph 45. The True Log on Error Option enables the True Log ___________________________. for all of the transactions only for those transactions that contain errors for those users with the true log enabled in their profile only for those users with the prefix TrueLog_ None of the Above 46. A(n) ______________ test attempts to determine whether a system will remain stable over a long period of time. stability stress increasing dynamic None of the above 47. The adjust workload step allows the tester to do all of the following except: add an agent determine average bandwidth determine sessions per hour given a set number of users pick a workload model determine number of users given a set sessions per hour 48. The test results are undependable if memory is: Less than 100 % Less than 90% Greater than 100% Greater than 150% None of the above 49. When you save the overview report as a template, future tests will ______________ not use this report. It is only for the current test. use this new overview report including any customized graphs. only use report if it is from the exact same workload configuration prompt you upon opening Performance Explorer to choose a template.
contain errors 50. To successfully execute a load test with multiple agents, any referenced files must be Added to the Project Manually copied to the agents Located in the Samples Folder Have the extension .rnd Located in the root directory ATTENTION! This concludes this test. If you click finish you will not be able to review your test. For any questions please contact your instructor ***************************************