Queries per second
Encyclopedia
Queries Per Second is a common measure of the amount of search traffic an information retrieval
system, such as a search engine
or a database
, receives during one second.
High-traffic systems must watch their QPS in order to know when to scale the system to handle more load.
Information retrieval
Information retrieval is the area of study concerned with searching for documents, for information within documents, and for metadata about documents, as well as that of searching structured storage, relational databases, and the World Wide Web...
system, such as a search engine
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
or a database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
, receives during one second.
High-traffic systems must watch their QPS in order to know when to scale the system to handle more load.