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Glossary
Glossary
Here are some glossary terms used very often in the manual and inside the software:
· Click
A
simulated mouse click of a user sending a request (one of the URLs from the URL
list) to the server and immediately requesting any necessary redirects, frames
and images (if enabled).
· Request
An
HTTP request sent to the server regardless of an answer.
· Hit
A
completed HTTP request (i.e. sent to the server and answered completely). Hits
can be the PAGE request of a "click" or its frames, images etc.
· Time for
DNS
Time to resolve a URL's domain name using the client system's current DNS
server.
· Time to
connect
Time to set up a connection to the server.
· Time to first
byte (TFB)
Time between initiating a request and receiving the first byte of
data from the server.
· Click
Time
The time a user had to wait until his "click" was finished (including
redirections/frames/images etc.).
· Click Delay
The time a user needs to view the webpage he just downloaded until he
initiates the next click
· User
Bandwidth
The bandwidth a user was able to achieve.
· Sent
Requests
Number of requests sent to the server during a period.
· Received
Requests
Number of answers received from the server during a period.