A test of a computer system and its applications by running under a full complement (full load) of transactions or users. A load test can be real or simulated by testing software. See load testing ...

Load testing tools are important to test a specific software's performance in actual or realistic environments. After all, a web application is only as favorable as its use in practical scenarios.

Jack Wallen shows you how easy it is to load test your websites with a handy command-line tool called Apache Bench. How well are your websites performing? You might ...