LoadRunner HPO-M18 Certification Skill Test: Q.

1 to 10 Objective Type / Multiple Choice Questions on LoadRunner under the Series (Quickly Review Your LoadRunner Skills before appearing for HP Certification Exam HP0-M18) Q. 1: What is the LoadRunner term that describes the time a user pauses between steps? A. Pacing B. User Delay C. Think time D. Navigation time Q. 2: What is the first stage of load testing process? A. Plan the load test B. Create the scenario C. Execute the scenario D. Create VuGen scripts Q. 3: When analyzing a technical aspect of a system under test, which group is a helpful source of information? A. End users B. Functional experts C. Application experts D. Corporate executives Q. 4: Which file type has an extension .lrr? A. Script B. Results C. Analysis D. Scenario

Q. 5: You are a LoadRunner expert consultant and have been assigned to a client that needs to performance test an application that has not yet been released. How can you obtain information about the application anticipated load? A. Estimate how the application will be used B. Obtain the necessary information from web logs C. Look in the applications database to determine the anticipated load D. Consult with the business experts to determine the anticipated load

Q. 6: Which LoadRunner component runs the vuser that generates the load? A. VuGen B. Analysis C. Controller D. Load Generator/host <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 7: You are running a 3-tier web application. With which component must the load generator(s) communicate? (Select Two) A. VuGen B. Analysis C. Controller D. Web server E. Database server F. Application server <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 8: Which statement is an example of a conceptual goal? A. The applications update function should still work under heavy load B. The update transaction must attain 200 concurrent users during peak time C. The search transaction should respond within 5 seconds during normal usage D. The login transaction should respond within 4 seconds or less during heavy usage <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 9: Which term defines the end-to-end measurement of time when one or more steps are completed? A. Transaction. B. Action section. C. Business Process. D. Business Verification. Q. 10: During the analysis of a scenario, you realize that the hits per second become flat as Vusers continue to increase. What is likely to cause? A. A bandwidth problem B. A database server problem C. A web server connection problem D. An application server connection problem

Q. 11: Which scenario type helps you plan for future growth and provides a safety factor with the application? A. Debug B. Full Load C. Top Time D. Scalability Q. 12: What is an example of a stress test? A. Purchasing at an e-commerce site B. Updating orders on a client/server system C. Viewing upcoming flight itineraries on a flight reservation application D. Displaying the home page immediately after a marketing promotion has been run <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 13: What is the first indication of a performance problem? A. The network delay time is above 15ms. B. The DNS is not resolving the machine name. C. The Web server's available memory drops below 1 GB. D. The end user experiences higher than expected response time <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 14: You are meeting a new LoadRunner customer. The application under test is a call center application used by the customer representatives. The representatives are located in Phoenix, AZ and Columbus, OH. A large customer base resides in Flagstaff, AZ and Cincinnati, OH. The servers are located in Washington, DC. Where would you place the load generator machines? (Select two.) A. Phoenix, AZ B. Flagstaff, AZ C. Columbus, OH D. Cincinnati, OH E. Washington, DC Q. 15: Which file defines the Vusers to execute, the number of Vusers to run, the goals of the test, the computer that hosts the Vusers, and the conditions under which to run the load test? A. Script B. Group C. Session D. Scenario

Q. 16: What is an external data source? A. User ID B. Password C. E-mail address D. Purchase order number <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 17: What are the main types of service level agreements available in the Controller and Analysis? (Select two.) A. Per Time Interval B. Errors per Second C. Over the Whole Run D. Average Hits per Run E. Average Throughput per Run F. Average Transaction Response Time <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 18: Which performance test objective is met when determining the cause of performance degradation? A. Reliability B. Regression C. Acceptance D. Capacity planning E. Product evaluation F. Bottleneck identification <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 19: What are advantages of using automated load tests over manual load tests? (Select three.) A. Repeatability B. Easier to scale C. Improved validity D. Increased hardware resources E. Simplicity of gathering analysis data

Q. 20: Which tool is used to manage and maintain a scenario? A. VuGen B. Analysis C. Controller D. Load generator Q. 21: Which Analysis graph details transaction response times throughout the test? A. Transactions per Second B. Average Transaction Response Time C. Transaction Response Time Under Load D. Transaction Response Time (distribution) <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 22: Which types of reports can be automatically generated in the Analysis tool? (Select two.) A. HTML B. MS Excel C. MS Word D. Adobe PDF E. Crystal Report F. Rich Text Format <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 23: Which graph can analyze each web page component's relative server and network time? A. Throughput B. Windows Resources C. Time to First Buffer Breakdown D. Transaction Performance Summary

Q. 24: What does the image shown in the exhibit represent? Exhibit:

A. Auto Correlation B. Service Level Agreement C. Transaction Performance Summary D. Transaction Response Time (distribution) <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 25: Which option in the Analysis tool allows you to focus on a specific measurement within your graph? A. Drill Down B. Apply Filter C. Merge Graphs D. Auto Correlate <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 26: Which Analysis graph identifies web pages that take the most time; isolates where time is spent; and helps in identifying DNS resolution, SSL, and connection issues? A. Windows Resource B. Network Delay Time C. Time to First Buffer Breakdown D. Page Download Time Breakdown <<<<<< =================== >>>>>>

Q. 27: You are running a test and notice that during the ramp up, the response times are beginning to drastically increase. How can you instruct LoadRunner to stop ramping up Vusers and hold the current number? A. Press the STOP button on the Controller's main window B. Press the PAUSE button on the Interactive Schedule graph C. Select the option to wait for the current iteration to end before stopping D. Select the Vusers in the Ready state from the Vusers window and click the STOP button

Q. 28: During the run of a scenario, which LoadRunner component stores the performance monitoring data? A. Analysis B. Controller C. File server D. Load generator/host

Q. 29: Which scenario allows LoadRunner to automatically manage the Vusers? A. Manual B. Session C. Real-Life D. Automated E. User-Defined F. Goal-oriented Q. 30: Which scenario execution run is used to verity the load limit before more resources are required? A. Debug B. Full Load C. Top Time D. Scalability Q. 31: Where in the Run-time settings can you define to only send messages when an error occurs? A. General: Log B. General: Run Logic C. General: Miscellaneous D. General: Additional Attributes

Q. 32: You are running a test and notice that during the ramp up, the response times are beginning to drastically increase. How can you instruct LoadRunner to stop ramping up Vusers and hold the current number? A. Press the STOP button on the Controller's main window B. Press the PAUSE button on the Interactive Schedule graph C. Select the option to wait for the current iteration to end before stopping D. Select the Vusers in the Ready state from the Vusers window and click the STOP button <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 33 Which scenario execution run allows you to verify the system performs as expected under load? A. Debug B. Full Load C. Top Time D. Scalability <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 34: When you specify to iterate a script 10 times, which sections of the script are iterated? A. Group B. Action C. Vuser_init D. Vuser_end Q. 35: Where are the results stored during the run of a scenario? A. Analysis B. Controller C. Utility server D. Load generator Q. 36: When you define a rendezvous point in a scenario, where should the Ir_start transaction function be placed? A. At the end of the action section B. At the beginning of the action section C. Immediately after the rendezvous function D. Immediately before the rendezvous function

Q. 37: While analyzing the Vuser log files from a scenario run, you see the following log file from one of the Vusers. Start auto log message stack - Iteration 1. Starting action BookFlight. BookFlight-c(5): Notify: Transaction WT_00_Home_Page started. BookFlight.c(7): Error -27796: Failed to connect to server 27.0.0.1:1080 [10061] End auto log message stack. What was the A. Standard Logging B. Extended Logging C. Always send a message D. End, message only when an error occurs <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 38: A script was recorded with an average think time for an advanced user. An advanced user pauses 5 seconds between clicks. A first-time user pauses an average of 10 seconds between clicks. How can you modify the think time run-time settings to emulate a first-time user? A. Set the think time to s recorded B. Set the think time to multiply the recorded think time by 4 C. Set the think time to a random percentage between 150% - 250% D. Set the think time to replay as recorded, but limit the think time to 10 seconds <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 39: How can you validate that the LoadRunner Agent is running on the load generator? A. Port 443 will be open. B. The MIFW.exe process will be running. C. The radar dish wall appear in the system tray. D. The load generator will be pinged using the name/DNS/IP. <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 40: Which scenario execution run allows you to look for potential transactions that require significantly longer times to complete? A. Debug B. Full Load C. Scalability D. Top Time Transaction

Q. 41: You run a load test & the performance does not agree with your goals. What is the next step that should be taken? A. Consult with subject matter experts B. Add an additional web server to the environment C. Add additional memory to the hardware under test D. Change your run time settings and return the scenario <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 42: Which scenario run is recommended to set the run time settings to Standard Logging? A. Debug B. Full Load C. Top Time D. Scalability <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 43: You are analyzing the results for a Debug run and realize that response times are better than SLAs. What should you do? A. Re-run the scenario again to validate the transaction response times B. Inform the project manager that additional performance tests are not necessary C. Ignore the transaction response times because they are meaningless in a Debug run D. Prepare for overload/scalability testing because the application is ready for additional users <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 44: You want to control the delay between iterations. Where do you set this in the IZuntime settings? A. General: Pacing B. General; Think Time C. Network: Speed Simulation D. Browser: Browser Emulation <<<<<< =================== >>>>>>

Q. 45: Which HTTP error code indicates that an individual business process is failing under load or the web application itself has crashed? A. 200 B. 403 C. 401 D. 500 Q. 46: Which type of file can be used in a new LoadRunner group? A. .Irr B. Ira C. Irs D. usr Q. 47: What is an intersection point in a business process? A. Scenario B. Rendezvous C. Transaction D. Service level agreement Q. 48: Which Run-time settings node is available to all protocols? A. General B. Browser C. Network D. Internet Protocol Q. 49: Where in the Runtime settings would you set your script to run 10 iterations? A. General: Run Logic B. General: Miscellaneous C. Browser: Browser Emulation D. Internet Protocol: Preferences <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 50: While running a script in the Controller you notice a scripting error. While the scenario is still open, you return to VuGen, make the coding modification & save the script. What do you need to do before running the scenario again? A. Save the scenario B. Refresh the script in the Controller C. Refresh the Run-time settings in the Controller D. Do nothing. The script will automatically refresh.

Q. 51: What instructs LoadRunner to prepare the Vusers so they are in the ready state? A. Real-life B. Initialize C. Duration D. Start Vusers <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 52: Which performance test objective is met when determining if the new version of the software adversely affects response time? A. Reliability B. Regression C. Acceptance D. Capacity planning E. Product evaluation F. Bottleneck identification <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 53: Which term refers to a set of actions or user steps performed within an application to accomplish a business goal? A. Transaction B. Vuser script C. Business process D. Business verification <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 54: What is the appropriate scenario outline if your quantitative goal is to attain 2,500 concurrent users for the Update transaction during peak time? A. Load test should achieve 2,500 users only. B. Script should define the Update transaction only. C. Script should define the Update transaction, and the load test should achieve 2,500 users. D. Script should define the Update transaction, and the load test should achieve 2,500 concurrent users. Q. 55: Which source provides data that resides in an application database? A. Master data B. External data C. User-generated data D. Server-generated data

<<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 56: Which tool is used to emulate the steps of real users? A. VuGen B. Analysis C. MI Listener D. Load generator <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 57: What must have direct communication with VuGen? A. Controller B. Load generator C. Database server D. Application under test (AUT) <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 58: If a load test has to run for 4 hours with 2,000 users, and the average iteration completes in 10 minutes, how many transactions will run per minute? A. 150 B. 200 C. 400 D. 475 <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 59: What allows you to gather performance metrics for a variety of major backend system components including firewalls, application servers, and database servers? A. Monitors B. Scenarios C. Transactions D. Service level agreement Q. 60: What is the LoadRunner term for varying values defined in a placeholder that replaces the hard-coded values? A. Variable B. Constant C. Parameter D. Correlation

Q. 61: Which performance test finds the behavior and performance of each tier? A. Load test B. Volume test C. Scalability test D. Component test <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 62: Which performance test is used to find the system breaking point? A. Load test B. Volume test C. Scalability test D. Component test <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 63: Which LoadRunner tool captures the communication between the browser and web server? A. VuGen B. Analysis C. Controller D. Load generator <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 64: What provides data that is unknown before the application is run? A. Master data B. External data C. User-generated data D. Server-generated data <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 65: Which performance test objective is met when determining if the system is stable enough to go into production? A. Reliability B. Regression C. Acceptance D. Capacity planning E. Product evaluation F. Bottleneck identification

<<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 66: View the Business Process Profile table for the e-commerce site shown in the exhibit. Which business processes are the most critical to record? (Select Two) Exhibit

A. Sign in B. Checkout C. Contact Us D. View sale items E. View outlet items <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 67: The exhibit shows a table with the desired number of business processes. Which percentage would be allocated to each business process in order to execute that business process the desired number of times? Exhibit

A. View Children Clothing Item - 20% View Men Clothing Item - 15% View Women Clothing Item - 20% View Household Item - 30% View Shoes B. View Children Clothing Item - 2% View Men Clothing Item -1% View Women Clothing Item - 2% View Household Item - 4% View Shoes 1% C. View Children Clothing Item - 20% View Men Clothing Item - 10% View Women Clothing Item - 20% View Household item 40% View Shoes 1% D. View Children Clothing Item - 0.2% View Men Clothing Item - 0.1% View Women Clothing Item - 0.2% View Household Item - 0.4% View Shoes 0.1% <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 68: Which step comes after scenario execution in the load testing process? A. Analyze Results B. Rerun the Scenario C. Record the Process D. Fine Tune the System <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 69: Which level of concurrency identifies how many users are currently in the process of buying a ticket? A. System B. Application C. Transaction D. Business process <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 70: Which LoadRunner component is supported on UNIX? A. VuGen B. Analysis C. Controller D. Load generator Q. 71: Which option in the Analysis tool allows you to compare a measurement in a graph with other measurements during a specific time range of a scenario and view similar trends? A. Drill Down B. Apply Filter C. Merge Graphs D. Auto Correlate

Q. 72: Which Analysis graph details transaction response times as a function of load? A. Transactions per Second B. Average Transaction Response Time C. Transaction Response Time Under Load D. Transaction Response Time (distribution) <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 73 During analysis of a scenario, you realize that the throughput becomes flat as Vusers continue to increase. What is the likely cause? A. A bandwidth problem B. A database server problem C. A web server connection problem D. An application server connection problem <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 74: Which option in the Analysis tool allows you to see the results of two graphs from the same load test scenario in a single graph? A. Drill Down B. Apply Filter C. Merge Graphs D. Auto Correlate <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 75: Which Analysis graph shows the number of transactions against transaction response times? A. Transactions per Second B. Average Transaction Response Time C. Transaction Response Time Under Load D. Transaction Response Time (distribution) <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 76: In the Analysis tool, what allows you to modify the scale of the x-axis? A. Think time B. Granularity C. Event type D. Transaction hierarchical path

Q. 77: Which Analysis graph details the delay for the complete path between the source and destination machines? A. MS IIS B. Windows Resource C. Network Delay Time D. Time to First Buffer Breakdown <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 78: What does the elapsed time in the Scenario Status window refer to? A. The time that has elapsed from when all Vusers have finished Initializing B. The time that has elapsed from when all Vusers were in the running state C. The time that has elapsed from when you press the start Scenario button D. The time that has elapsed from when the first Vusers entered the running state <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 79: You configure a scenario to start with a delay of <05:00:00> (HH:MM:SS) just before leaving from work. You return the next morning to find that the scenario did not run. Why would this happen? A. You failed to save the scenario. B. You failed to save the schedule. C. You failed to connect to the load generators. D. You failed to press the START SCENARIO button. <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 80: After the scenario execution, which LoadRunner component is responsible for collecting and organizing the performance data? A. VuGen B. Analysis C. Controller D. Load generator Q. 81: Where can you view the available Vuser types for which you are licensed? A. VuGen B. Analysis C. Controller D. Launch screen

Q. 82: Which scenario run should have identical run-time settings as the Full Load run? A. Debug B. Isolation C. Top Time D. Scalability <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 83: Which level of concurrency identifies how many users are currently buying tickets? A. System B. Application C. Transaction D. Business Process <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 84: Which performance test checks the stability of a system over an extended period of time? A. Load test B. Volume Test C. Scalability test D. Component test <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 85: What displays business processes and volume across a time line? A. Business process profile B. Task distribution diagram C. Business process mapping D. System configuration analysis <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 86: What is the LoadRunner term that describes the time a user pauses between steps? A. Pacing B. User delay C. Think time D. Navigation time <<<<<< =================== >>>>>>

Q. 87: What is the first stage of the load testing process? A. Plan the load test B. Create the Scenario C. Execute the Scenario D. Create VuGen Scripts <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 88: When analyzing the technical aspects of a system under test, which group is a helpful source of information? A. End users B. Functional experts C. Application experts D. Corporate executives <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 89: Which file type has an extension of .Irr? A. Script B. Results C. Analysis D. Scenario <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 90: You are a LoadRunner expert consultant and have been assigned to a client that needs to performance test an application that has not yet been released. How can you obtain information about the application anticipated load? A. Estimate how the application will be used B. Obtain the necessary information from web logs C. Look in the application's database to determine the anticipated load D. Consult with business experts to determine the anticipated load Q. 91: Which scenario type allows you to add, start, and stop Vusers during a scenario nun? A. Manual B. Session C. Real Life D. Automated E. User-Defined

F. Goal-Oriented

Q. 92: On which platform can the Controller be installed? A. UNIX B. Linux C. Windows D. Sun Solaris Q. 93 You arc running a load test to simulate a call center. The representatives log in to the application in the morning, perform their business processes throughout the day, and log out before leaving at the end of the day. You notice that the login transaction is failing for some users and none of the users have started their business processes. Which configuration is most likely defined for your scenario? A.The login business process is in the yuser_init section, and the Vusers are defined to initialize all Vusor before running. B. The login business process is in the yuser_init section, and the Vusers are defined to initialize 1 Vuser every 10 seconds. C. The login business process is In the login action section, and the Vusers are defined to initialize all Vusers before running. D. The login business process is in the login action section, and the Vusers are defined to initialize 1 Vuser every 10 seconds. Q. 94: During a top time transaction run, what is the recommended load percentage? A. 20% B. 35% C. 50% D. 100% Q. 95: You are testing an employee time entry system. The project manager has provided you with only 8 weeks to simulate users entering time. Which scenario run mode would you use to ensure that no more than 8 iterations occur? A. Group B. Scenario C. Duration D. Global Schedule E. Real-Life Schedule F. Run until Complete <<<<<< =================== >>>>>>

Q. 96: You want to control the amount of delay that a Vuser pauses between executing steps. Where do you set this in the Run-time settings? A. General: Pacing B. General: Think Time C. Network: Speed Simulation D. Browser: Browser Emulation Q. 97: When creating a new scenario, which types of scenarios can be defined?(Select two.) A. Manual B. Session C. Real-Life D. Automated E. User-Defined F. Goal Oriented Q. 98: You want to modify the Server Resource Monitor Data Sampling Rate. However, this option is currently disabled. What should you do to remedy this? A. Start the wlrun.exe process on the Controller machine B. Close the scenario; start the ratat.exe process on the load generator; reopen the scenario C. Disconnect from the load generator; modify the Data Sampling Rate; reconnect to the load generator D. Do nothing as Monitoring of Server Resources is not an option because the customer did not purchase any Server Resource Monitors <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 99: You want to allow only 50 Vusers to initialize at one time. Where do you define this value? A. Script Preferences B. Script Run-time settings C. Scenario Run-time settings D. Load Generator dialog box Q. 100: Which performance test determines whether the system handles anticipated realworld load? A. Load test B. Volume test C. Scalability test D. Component test

Q. 101: When running a debug run, what should you be looking for? A. System Worms as expected under load B. No errors pertaining to running the load test C. All server CPU and memory utilization below 50% D. Transaction response times that are higher than expected <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 102: Where do you define the value to be used for a random sequence seed? A. Script Preferences B. Scenario Scheduler C. Script Run-time settings D. Scenario Run-time settings <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 103: What is the recommended transaction monitoring frequency for large scenarios? A. 3 B. 10 C. 15 D. 30 <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 104: What is a collection of Vusers within a scenario called? A. A set B. A group C. A profile D. A scenario <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 105: When scheduling a scenario, which run modes are available in the Controller? (Select two.) A. Group B. Scenario C. Duration D. Global Schedule E. Real-Life Schedule F. Run Until Complete

Q. 106: If you forget to connect to the load generators prior to starting a scenario, what will happen when the START command is issued? A. The Controller will attempt to connect to the load generators then begin the scenario. B. An error message will result, stating that connection must first be made to the load generators. C. The Vusers will automatically move to the FAILED status, and an error message will be issued. D. The Vusers will remain in the DOWN status until connection to the load generator(s) is manually done. <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 107: What is the recommended logging option in the Run-time setting for a full load test? A. Disable B. Standard C. Extended D. Only when an error occurs <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 108: Which scenario run is recommended to set the Run-time setting to Extended Log, Data Returned by Server? A. Debug B. Full Load C. Top Time D. Scalability Q. 109: When you configure the transaction monitoring frequency, what is the recommended value for a small scenario? A. 1 B. 5 C. 10 D. 15 Q. 110: Which run validates that there is enough test hardware available in the test environment? A. Debug run B. Scalability run C. Benchmark run D. Top-Time Transaction run

Q. 111: Which type of graph the image in the following exhibit represent? Exhibit

A. Merged graph B. Drill down graph C. Cross scenario graph D. Auto correlated graph

Q. 112: Which scenario run verifies that parameterized data works under concurrent usage? A. Debug B. Full load C. Top time D. Scalability

Q. 113: Which does the image shown in the following exhibit represent? Exhibit

A. Thumbnail B. Extended Log C. Content check D. Snapshot on error Q. 114: Which description describes the schedule shown in the following exhibit? Exhibit

A. The scenario is scheduled by scenario, consisting of two groups: one group with 10 Vusers, the other group with 15 Vusers, the duration action is set for 5 minutes. B. The scenario is scheduled by group, consisting of two groups: one group with 10 Vusers, the other group with 15 Vusers, each group has the ramp up is set to 1 Vusers every 5 seconds. C. The scenario is scheduled by group, consisting of two groups: one group with 10 Vusers, the other group with 15 Vusers. Each group has the duration action scheduled for 5 minutes.

D. The scenario is scheduled by scenario, consisting of one group: the ramp up is set to 2 Vusers every 20 seconds. The duration is set to 5 minutes and ramp down is set to 5 Vusers every 30 seconds. <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 115: You are running a 10% load test. The following exhibit shows a list of business processes, the desired number of business processes per hour, and the number of translations per business process. How many transactions should complete during the one hour full load test? Exhibit

A. 2,000 B. 20,000 C. 5,000 D. 380,000 New Set of Questions Begin from Here Q. 116: Which statement is true about the availability of VuGen? A. VuGen is only included when performing a full installation. B. An extra license is required to obtain VuGen. C. VuGen is available in a full installation, but is only activated if QuickTest Professional is also installed. D. VuGen is available in a full installation and as a standalone installation. <<<<<< =================== >>>>>>

Q. 117: Which features are provided by WAN Emulation? (Select two.) A. Simulate network latency between Load Generators and tested machines B. Measure network bandwidth utilization of HP LoadRunner hosts during tests C. Measure response time of a transaction during performance tests D. Define maximum bandwidth of a Load Generator E. monitor uptime of a Load Generator Q. 118: During a test run, why is it important to insert Run-time Monitors on Controller and Load Generator machines? A. To verify that Vuser ramp and Load Generator CPU usage are approximately the same B. To verify that your test architecture is properly isolated from external disturbance C. To ensure that test architecture performance is not lower than that of the architecture under test D. To ensure that your test architecture can generate the desired load without itself becoming a bottleneck Q. 119: Which goal is an example of a measurable goal? A. The number of iterations defined in the Run-time Settings (RTS) B. The identification of the name of the application server C. The expected transaction response time D. The number of Load Generators to be used Q. 120: Which goal is an example of a high level goal? A. Error rate may not be higher than 10% of all transactions. B. Update transaction must work in peak time. C. 500 users must be able to log in at the same time. D. The Search transaction may not take longer than 3 seconds. Q. 121: Which default port is used for the communication between MI Listener and Monitoring Agent? A. 443 B. 1521 C. 8080 D. 50500 Q. 122: Which HP LoadRunner application or component is used to upload the license? A. Controller B. Analysis C. Virtual User Generator D. Launcher

Q. 123: Which tool is used to manage and maintain a scenario? A. VuGen B. Analysis C. Controller D. Load Generator E. Virtual User Generator F. Launcher <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 124: The HP Load Runner Controller can be connected and configured to collect monitoring data from which product? A. BPM B. SiteScope C. Asset Manager D. PPM <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 125: Why is it important to know how the application under test is being used? A. To determine if an automated test is possible B. To define the sizing of the application server C. To define the number of load tests according to the usage D. To test real-world conditions as closely as possible <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 126: Which monitoring application can you configure in HP LoadRunnerto observe backend activity during a load test? A. HP Real User Monitor B. HP Performance Insight C. HP SiteScope D. HP OpenView

Q. 127: Which statement is true about the planning of HP LoadRunner transactions and Pass/Fail test outcomes? A. Transactions do not influence the test result. B. When planning the transaction, the preferred response time should be defined. C. The transactions are not part of the planning process. D. Preferred response time only contains one user step, while a transaction can contain several.

<<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 128: Why should you use different input data during a load test? A. To avoid caching and using different data as a real user would do B. To maintain several versions of the same script when using parameterization C. To avoid script errors when running in several iterations D. To reduce correlation problems <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 129: Which technique helps to identify bottlenecks? A. Mapping business processes to infrastructure B. Knowing the number of components of the application C. Using only automatic transactions D. Using dynamic input data errors when running in several iterations D. to reduce correlation problems Q. 130: You want to allow only 50 Vusers to initialize at one time. Where do you define this value? A. Script Preferences B. Script Run-time Settings C. Scenario Run-time Settings D. Load Generator dialog box Q. 131: Which HP LoadRunner component is used for scripting? A. Controller B. Analysis C. Virtual User Generator D. Load Generator Q. 132: How many Controllers can simultaneously connect to a Load Generator? A. Only one B. Only two C. There is no restriction. D. Up to three

Q. 133: What is the essential HP LoadRunner component critical to performance test execution, required for a performance test to be carried out? A. VuGen B. Controller C. Analysis D. Monitor Over Firewall E. SiteScopeF. Diagnostic Probe G. QuickTest Professional time should be defined. Q. 134: On which platform can the Controller be installed? A. UNIX B. Linux C. Windows D. Sun Solaris Q. 135: Which Operating System setting must be disabled for installing a Load Generator? A. Hyper-threading B. Multi language support C. Virtual memory D. Additional network interface Q. 136: Where can the Standalone Analysis installation be obtained? A. From the support page B. From the Additional Components folder of the installation media C. From a separate CD D. From an HP sales representative <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 137: During a Top Time Transaction run, what is the recommended load percentage? A. 20% B. 35% C. 50% D. 100%

Q. 138: Which scenario type allows you to add, start, and stop Vusers during a scenario run? A. Manual B. Real-Life C. User-Defined D. Goal-Oriented Q. 139: You are analyzing the results for a Debug run and realize that response times are better than SLAB. What should you do? A. Re-run the scenario to validate the transaction response times. B. Prepare for overload/scalability testing because the application is ready for additional users. C. Ignore the transaction response times because they are meaningless in a Debug run. D. Inform the project manager that additional performance tests are not necessary. Q. 140: In the Run-time Settings, where can you set your script to run 10 iterations? A. General: Pacing B. General: Run Logic C. Network: Speed Simulation D. Data Format Extension: Configuration E. General: Run Iterations Q. 141: Which goals can you set for a goal-oriented scenario? (Select two.) A. Hits / second B. Maximum Errors /second C. Maximum Failed Transactions / second D. Simultaneous Vusers E. Maximum CPU Usage / target machine (which will be monitored) <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 142: Click the Exhibit Button

A. The scenario is scheduled by scenario, consisting of two groups: one group with 10 Vusers, the other group with 15 Vusers. The duration action is set for 5 minutes. B. The scenario is scheduled by group, consisting of two groups: one group with 10 Vusers, the other group with 15 Vusers. Each group has the ramp up set to 1 Vuser every 5 seconds. C. The scenario is scheduled by group, consisting of two groups: one group with 10 Vusers, the other group with 15 Vusers. Each group has the duration action scheduled for 5 minutes. D. The scenario is scheduled by scenario, consisting of one group. The ramp up is set to 2 Vusers every 20 seconds. Duration is set to 5 minutes, and ramp down is set to 5 Vusers every 30 seconds. <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 143: When scheduling a scenario, which run modes are available in the Controller? (Select two.) A. Scenario B. Global Schedule C. Real-World Schedule D. Basic Schedule E. Group F. Duration <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 144: Which measure can be evaluated in SLA Analysis on a single SLA status for the whole scenario run? A. Total Transactions per Second B. Errors per Second C. Transactions Failed per run D. Average Hits (hits/second) per run <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 145: Which measure can be evaluated in SLA Analysis on SLA statuses determined at time intervals over a timeline? A. Network Bytes Sent per Run B. Transactions Completed per Run C. Average Throughput (bytes/second) per Run D. Average Transaction Response Time

Q. 146: What is the recommended transaction monitoring frequency for large scenarios? A. 3 B. 10 C. 15 D. 30 <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 147: Which Online Monitors are System Resource Monitors? (Select two.) A. SNMP B. SiteScope C. Running Virtual Users D. SSL per Second E. Microsoft 115 <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 148: When might it be useful to connect HP Diagnostics to a test run? (Select two.) A. When the test goal is ensuring non-regression since latest application deployment B. When the test goal is diagnosing network bottlenecks under heavy load C. When the test goal is related to backend performance D. When the test goal is tuning target Java or Net application E. When the test goal is ensuring target machine CPUs can sustain heavy load <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 149: Where do you define the value to be used for a random sequence seed? A. Scenario Scheduler B. Script Preferences C. Scenario Run-time Settings D. Script Run-time Settings <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 150: When you run a scenario, the default location of the files is in the temporary directory specified by the Load Generators environment variables (on Windows, TEMP or TMP). Where are the temporary files stored? A. Locally, in the Controller's pre collate subfolder B. On a shared network C. Locally, on each Load Generator, in a temporary directory D. Locally, on each Load Generator, in the /runtimedata folder

Q. 151: What is the correct way to simulate packet loss during a load test? A. Create a VuGen script that randomly generates failed transactions B. Insert high variable think times into VuGen scripts C. Set the proper percentage of packet loss in Run-time Settings: Network: Speed Simulation D. Use WAN Emulation software on Load Generators <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 152: When should you use the IP Spoofer solution? A. When generating a very high load B. When emulating server or router optimizations, based on a client's IP C. When using more than Load Generator hosts D. When anonymizing your Load Generator during the test <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 153: Which best practice should you implement while preparing a scenario to run? A. Enable Auto Load Analysis B. Specify Scenario Run-time Settings C. Close the Controller D. Place all virtual users in the same group <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 154: What causes the running scenario to end? (Select two.) A. The user manually terminates it. B. One Vuser fails. C. The scheduled duration of the scenario expires. D. A Load Generator disconnects from the Controller. E. One or more servers in the tested environment go off line. <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 155: What is a valid status for a Vuser during a scenario execution? A. Started B. Ended C. Working D. Passed <<<<<< =================== >>>>>>

Q. 156: Which professionals are most needed during a typical full load test run? (Select two.) A. Network administrator B. Backend administrator C. VuGen script developer D. Application developer E. System integrator <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 157: Which step comes after scenario execution in the load testing process? A. Analyze Results B. Rerun the Scenario C. Record the Process D. Fine Tune the System run? (Select two.) A. Network administrator B. Backend administrator C. VuGen script developer D. Application developer E. System integrator <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 158: You are running a load test to simulate a call center. The representatives log in to the application in the morning, perform their business processes throughout the day, and log out before leaving at the end of the day. You notice that the login transaction is failing for some users and none of the users have started their business processes. Which configuration is most likely defined for your scenario? A. The login business process is in the vuser_init section, and the Vusers are defined to initialize all Vusers before running. B. The login business process is in the vuser_init section, and the Vusers are defined to initialize one Vuser every 10 seconds. C. The login business process is in the login action section, and the Vusers are defined to initialize all Vusers before running. D. The login business process is in the login action section, and the Vusers are defined to initialize one Vuser every 10 seconds.

<<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 159: Statistically, an Advanced User pauses an average of 5 seconds between clicks, while a First-time User pauses an average of 10 seconds. Your script was recorded with think times set to simulate Advanced Users load. How can you adapt it, without modifying the script, in order to emulate First-time Users load? A. Set Run-time Settings: Think Time to multiply recorded think time by 4. B. Set Run-time Settings: Think Time to a random percentage between 150% - 250%. C. Set Run-time Settings: Think Time to replay as recorded, but limit the think time to 10 seconds. D. Divide by 2 the maximum number of Vusers set in the Scheduler. <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 160: What should be your objective in a Debug run? A. To debug the script's logical and syntactic errors B. To find out the critical business process to stress in the full load test C. To verify parameterized data under concurrent usage D. To verify the script's Run-time Settings in a concurrent environment Q. 161: What does running a top time transaction test allow you to do? A. Find out poor performing transactions regardless of load B. Leverage the proper think time settings to balance slowest and fastest transactions C. Point out scalability issues D. Re-define full load test goals according to measured performances <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 162: If you are running a full load test, when should you look for possible bottlenecks? A. When Vuser ramp up ends and the load is at its peak B. When an application server crashes C. When Vusers are increasing and transaction response time is increasing D. When Vusers are ramping up and the average response time of passed transactions is stable Q. 163: Which test run is more likely to profit from Run-time Settings being configured to General: Log > Always Send Messages > Extended Log > Parameter Substitution? A. Full load test B. Top time test C. Debug test D. Scalability test

Q. 164: What is the main purpose of Online Test Monitoring? A. Detection and removal of bottlenecks as they occur real time B. To verify correct implementation of scenario schedules C. Early detection of any problems that could invalidate the test results, helping you take the correct action D. To dynamically remove Vusers if target architecture is suffering under load <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 165: While you are running a scenario, what can you do? A. Start single Vusers, provided you do not exceed the scenario configurations. B. Initialize distinct Vusers and only stop the whole group. C. Initialize, run, and stop Vuser groups, but not single Vusers. D. Initialize and run additional Vusers, and stop currently running Vusers. Q. 166: While you are running a scenario, what can you use the "Show Vuser Log" menu option to do? A. To view run-time information about each running Vuser B. To view run-time information about each running Vuser group C. To reconfigure on-the-fly Logging Run-time Settings for each Vuser group, which will start from the next iteration D. To reconfigure Logging Run-time Settings for each Vuser group, which will be effective immediately <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 167: Where are the virtual user or transaction results stored during the run of a scenario? A. Controller B. Utility Server C. Analysis D. Load Generator Q. 168: From which components does the Collate Results function collate run data? (Select two.) A. Load Generator B. Controller C. Diagnostics mediators D. Analysis E. Virtual User Generator

Q. 169: During analysis of a scenario, you realize that the throughput becomes flat as Vusers continue to increase. What is the likely cause? A. The Controller is missing data. B. Schedule of the scenario is incorrect. C. One or more Load Generators failed. D. A bottleneck is reached. Q. 170: Which feature provides the capability to generate fast reports for similar scenario runs? A. HTML Reports B. Report Templates C. SAP Diagnostics D. Auto Correlate Q. 171: What are available Diagnostics graphs? (Select two.) A. Siebel B. Firewall C. Running Vuser D. SiteScope E. J2EE &.NET Q. 172: Which Analysis graph shows the number of transactions against transaction response times? A. Average Transaction Response Time B. Transactions per Second C. Transaction Response Time Under Load D. Transaction Response Time (distribution) Q. 173: Which Analysis graph identifies web pages that take the most time; isolates where time is spent; and helps in identifying DNS resolution, SSL, and connection issues? A. Network Delay Time B. Windows Resource C. Time to First Buffer Breakdown D. Page Download Time Breakdown

Q. 174: Which option in the Analysis tool allows you to focus on a specific measurement within your graph? (Select two.) A. Apply Filter B. Merge Graphs C. Auto Correlate D. Select Measure E. Drill Down Q. 175: What is the purpose of the Auto Correlate function? A. To merge results from two load test scenarios B. To autodiscover and document all bottlenecks detected during a performance test C. To detect similar trends among measurements by correlating a measurement in one graph with easurements in other graphs D. To autogenerate reports correlated to a recipient's level of knowledge Q. 176: Which filtering condition will be used to highlight only failed transactions in Analysis graphs? A. Transaction end status B. Host name C. Transaction name D. Error type Q. 177: Which Merged graphs are provided by Analysis? (Select three.) A. Overlay B. Cross scenario C. Correlate D. Tile E. Response Time Under Load F. SLA analysis Q. 178: Click the Exhibit But

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Which Merge graphs Function was used to create the graph shown in the exhibit? A. Corelate B. Tile C. Overlay D. Cross Scenario Q. 179: Click the Exhibit Button

What does the image shown in the exhibit represent? A. Service Level Agreement B. Transaction Performance Summary C. Transaction Response Time (Distribution) D. Auto Corelation

Q. 180: Which Analysis feature under Options is useful to limit the analysis to only a portion of the entire load test duration? A. General: Date format B. Analyze Transaction Settings: Errors C. Result Collection: Data Time Range D. Result Collection: Data Aggregation Q. 181: When is it suitable to use the Cross with Results function? A. To discover the slowest transaction in a business process B. To test improvement of a new version of software C. To quantify the maximum number of concurrent users a system can sustain D. To cross metrics from different graphs in the same graph <<<<<< =================== >>>>>> Q. 182: Click the Exhibit Button

Which Analysis function was used to create the graph shown in the exhibit? A. Cross-scenario Results B. Merge graph C. Auto Correlate D. Overlay