Stress testing (computing)

Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}}In computing, stress testing (sometimes called torture testing) can be applied to either hardware or software. It is used to determine the maximum capability of a computer system and is often used for purposes such as scaling for production use and ensuring reliability and stability.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Stress tests typically involve running a large amount of resource-intensive processes until the system either crashes or nearly does

See also

• Burn-in
• Destructive testing
• Load and performance test tools
• Black box testing
• Load testing
• Software performance testing
• Scenario analysis
• Simulation
• Software testing
• White box testing
• Technischer Überwachungsverein (TÜV) – product testing and certification
• Concurrency testing using the CHESS model checker
• Jinx automates stress testing by automatically exploring unlikely execution scenarios.
• Highly accelerated life test