ISTQB CTAL-TTA Question Answer
The last release of a hotel booking website resulted in poor system performance when hotel searches reached peak volumes. To address these problems in the forthcoming release, changes to the system architecture are to be implemented as follows:
Change 1 - Provision of a single Internet service using multiple servers, rather than a single server, to maximize throughput and minimize response time during peak volumes
Change 2 - Prevention of unnecessary database calls for objects that were not immediately needed by the calling applications. Achieved by not automatically creating database connections at the start of processing, instead only just before the data is required.
The system architecture document has been drafted and as Technical Test Analyst you have been invited to participate in its review. Which of the following review checklist items is MOST likely to identify any defects in the proposed system architecture for Change 2?