Volume Testing

What is Volume Testing?

Volume testing is a Non-functional testing that is performed as part of performance testing where the software is subjected to a huge volume of data. It is also referred as flood testing.

Volume Testing Characteristics:

• During development phase, only small amount of data is tested.

• The performance of the software deteriorates over time as there is enormous amount of data overtime.

• Test cases are derived from design documents.

• Test data is usually generated using a test data generator.

• Test data need not be logically correct but the data is to assess the system performance.

• Upon completion of testing, results are logged and tracked to bring it to closure.

Volume Testing - Checklist:

• Verify if there is any data loss.

• Check the system's response time.

• Verify if the data is stored incorrectly.

• Check if the data is overwritten without any notification.