Aplicando técnicas de teste de performance para melhorar eficiência de software web educacional

Abstract

This Final Paper aimed to identify problems related to the efficiency of the educational software SuggestClasses, as well as to collect and document the response times of HTTP requests of this web system, limited to some of its functionalities. For this purpose, the Apache JMeter tool was chosen to collect performance metrics from its tests and organize them into high-level reports automatically. In order to ensure a development free of unforeseen issues, a testing methodology was adapted for this Final Paper using the book "Performance Testing Guidance for Web Applications" in which the final method was divided into 5 stages. After configuring the test environment, defining the test cases, developing and executing the tests, and finally, analyzing the reports generated by JMeter, it was concluded that SuggestClasses demonstrates satisfactory performance, as confirmed by its APDEX value of 0.810. However, four test cases with performance issues were also identified, highlighting areas of the system where further improvements can still be made.