Load Descriptions:

★ Server-based

★ Number of users and/or sessions

★ Average session time

★ Number of page views

★ Average page views per session

★ Peak period (e.g., 75% of traffic is from 11:00 AM-4:00 PM)

★ Number of hits

★ Average page size

★ Most requested pages

★ Average time spend on page

★ New users vs. returning users

★ Frequency of visits (e.g., 75% of users made one visit)

★ Demographics

★ Client information such as browser, browser version, Java script support, Java script enable/disable, and so on.

User-based:

★ Number of users

★ Session length

★ User activities and frequency of activities per session

★ Think/Read/Data-input time

★ Percentage by functional group

★ Percentage by human speed

★ Percentage by human patience (cancellation rates)

★ Percentage by domain expertise (speed)

★ Percentage by familiarity (speed)

★ Percentage by demographics (arrival rates)

Other questions to consider:

★ What is the definition of "workload"?

★ How do we size the workload?

★ What is the expected workload?

★ What's the mix ratio of static pages vs. code?

★ What is the definition of "increased load"?

★ What is future growth? Can it be quantified?

★ What is the definition of scalability?