Performance testing, as a measurement tool, has been around for nearly two centuries in various trades. Today, it's often used in the technology world, as engineers attempt to increase system efficiency, focusing in on the best configuration and performance practices associated with modern web, mobile, and native operating system applications.

In this forthcoming section we will review, and explain, some of the best practices, and more popular activities performed by performance testers.

Understanding and following these practices will help you test effectively and more efficiently than before.

Following the upcoming overview, you can dive into more information on these specific activities in Performance Test Planning.

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