n sftwr qlty ssrnc, prfrmnc tstng s n gnrl tstng prctc prfrmd t dtrmn hw systm prfrms n trms f rspnsvnss nd stblty ndr prtclr wrkld. t cn ls srv t nvstgt, msr, vldt r vrfy thr qlty ttrbts f th systm, sch s sclblty, rlblty nd rsrc sg.
Prfrmnc tstng, sbst f prfrmnc ngnrng, s cmptr scnc prctc whch strvs t bld prfrmnc stndrds nt th mplmnttn, dsgn nd rchtctr f systm.