ISTQB Exam CT-PT Topic 1 Question 4 Discussion

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Question #: 4
Topic #: 1

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Which of the following is typically the result of oversaturation of system resources during performance testing?

AResponse time will gradually improve over a period of time.

BResponse time will be slow under significant load levels.

CError logging will decrease.

DThe size of the database will gradually decrease.

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Suggested Answer: B

When system resources (e.g., CPU, RAM, I/O) are oversaturated, the system becomes overloaded, leading to increased response times and poor application performance.

Option A (Gradual improvement of response time) is incorrect because performance degrades under heavy load.

Option C (Error logging decreases) is unlikely; in most cases, errors increase when systems reach their limits.

Option D (Database size decreases) is unrelated to performance saturation.

by Arletta at Mar 24, 2025, 06:04 AM

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Vicente

11 days ago

That's an interesting point, Dulce. It could be a possibility as well.

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Dulce

12 days ago

But could it also be C) Error logging will decrease? Maybe the system will start ignoring errors due to resource overload.

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Deeann

16 days ago

I agree with Vicente, oversaturation of system resources will definitely slow down response time.

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Frederick

18 days ago

B) Response time will be slow under significant load levels. Yup, that's the one. I can practically feel the system groaning under the pressure just thinking about it.

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Gearldine

3 days ago

A) Response time will be slow under significant load levels. Yup, that's the one. I can practically feel the system groaning under the pressure just thinking about it.

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Lacresha

19 days ago

C) Error logging will decrease? I guess if the system crashes and burns, there won't be any errors to log. But that's not exactly the best outcome, is it?

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Keshia

22 days ago

A) Response time will gradually improve over a period of time? Umm, no. That's not how it works. Unless the system is magical, it's going to struggle under heavy loads.

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Dulce

4 days ago

B) Dulce time will be slow under significant load levels.

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Barbra

29 days ago

Wow, D) The size of the database will gradually decrease? That's definitely not the result of oversaturation. I think someone needs to go back to performance testing 101.

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Vicente

29 days ago

I think the answer is B) Response time will be slow under significant load levels.

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Gayla

1 months ago

B) Response time will be slow under significant load levels. This is exactly what we would expect to see when system resources are oversaturated during performance testing.

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Golda

21 days ago

A) Response time will gradually improve over a period of time.

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