What are the different types of stress testing?

There are several types of stress testing, including:

1. Bank stress testing: This type of stress testing is conducted to evaluate the financial stability and resiliency of banking institutions.

2. Network stress testing: It is used to evaluate the capacity of a network or server systems in handling high traffic or data volumes.

3. Website stress testing: This test evaluates the stability, performance, and reliability of websites, web applications, and servers.

4. Software application stress testing: Used to analyze the behavior of software applications under stress conditions like high user loads, data input, and resource exhaustion.

5. System stress testing: This test is conducted to evaluate the performance of the entire system, including the network, hardware, software, and operating environment.

6. Hardware stress testing: This involves analyzing the performance of computer hardware under high-stress conditions such as high temperatures, voltages, and power loads.

7. Mobile app stress testing: It determines the performance of the mobile app under high-stress conditions like network congestion or high memory usage.

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