Load Testing · Senior · Question 66 of 76
Which metric best shows that the system sheds load correctly in a stress test?
- 1Fast rejections keep accepted requests' latency within SLO
- 2The error rate stays at exactly zero at any load
- 3All requests are accepted, however slow they get
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Correct answer: Fast rejections keep accepted requests' latency within SLO
Explanation
The goal is goodput: requests served on time. Rejecting the excess fast protects the requests that are accepted.