- Tags:: [[Software Testing]] [[Load Testing]] [[Performance Testing]] - Date Created: [[2020-09-14]] - Source: [[Performance Testing Basics What Is Resource Utilization]] [[Joe Colantonio]] - Many load tests are executed using blazing-fast fiber-optic internet or load generators that are positioned within the same network that an application is in. However, this is not a realistic scenario. - Public-facing applications are going to have response times that are affected not just by factors that a development team can control (such as bottlenecks in server configuration or code) but also factors that are not in their control, such as network speed. - Yet a slow network can make the difference between a positive user experience and a negative one. If your users mainly access your application from mobile networks, your load test should account for that so that the results you get are indicative of actual end-user response times. - "`Network latency – The time it takes to send a data packet across a network connection Network Round Trip – a client-server request and response generated by your application Data transfer – The amount of info moved from a browser to a web server. `"