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defect in handling peak loads or missing resources
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defect in handling peak loads or missing resources	has definition A defect that occurs when a computer cannot gracefully handle peak loads or missing resources
	has testing strategy deny the program under test the resources it normally uses, by employing such methods as deleting files, concurrently running other resource-hungry programs, making less memory available, or disconnecting the system from the network run a very large number of copies of the program being tested, all at the same time
	is a subtopic of 10.6 - Defects in Handling Stress and Unusual Situations
	is a kind of defect in handling stress and unusual situations
	occurs when a computer becomes short of resources such as memory, disk space or network bandwidth files or data are missing the system is not permitted to perform certain operations the system cannot start new threads the system runs out of space in a fixed size data structure
defect in handling stress and unusual situations	can be detected by running the system intensively suppling the system with a very large amount of input running many copies of the system running the system on a computer or network that is busy running other systems running the system in atypical environments
	is only encountered when a system is being heavily used, or forced to its limits in some other way
	represents a lack of robustness
defect	has example the absence of code to handle an exception
problem	has solution which will normally entail developing software, although you may decide that it is better to purchase software or to develop a non-software solution
	should be written as a simple problem statement in one or two sentences