Load Testing · Middle · Question 27 of 76

What is load shedding?

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Correct answer: Rejecting part of the requests early to keep the rest fast

Explanation

A server that knows it can't serve everything returns fast errors (often 503 or 429) instead of making every request slow. A stress test should show this works.

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