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Operational Profiles

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What is an operational profile in the context of performance testing?

A benchmark comparing the system to competitor products

A reflection of the mix of work that will be handled by the system in its real operational environment

A list of all hardware components required to run the system in production

A document listing all system users and their access permissions

Correct Answer

A reflection of the mix of work that will be handled by the system in its real operational environment

Explanation

An operational profile reflects the mix of work that the system will actually handle in its operational environment. Performance tests should be designed based on operational profiles so that tests reflect real-world usage patterns. For example, if 90% of transactions are simple queries and 10% are complex updates, the performance test workload should reflect this proportion.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition

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