Which of the following is considered a characteristic of stress testing?

Stress testingis designed to evaluate how a system behavesunder extreme conditions, often exceeding its design limitations. The goal is to identify bottlenecks, memory leaks, and failures that occurbeyond normal operating conditions.

Option A is incorrectbecause it refers toresilience testing, which focuses on recovery rather than stress beyond limits.

Option B is incorrectas it describesload testing, which measures performance under expected loads.

Option C is incorrectsincedetermining the maximum transactionsis a feature ofcapacity testing, not stress testing.