Load Testing · Middle · Question 47 of 76

A soak test creates 1 million orders. Why can this distort later runs?

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Correct answer: Growing tables make queries slower than in a clean environment

Explanation

Data volume changes query plans, index sizes and backup times. Reset data between runs, or deliberately test with the expected data size.

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