The WCAT server is a computer configured with Windows NT Server and Internet Information Server. The WCAT server uses prepared sample content files that simulate those that a server might provide its clients. The prepared content files simulate Web pages of varying lengths. A particular set of prepared content files is associated with a particular WCAT test.
You can investigate server performance by subjecting the server to a wide variety of client demands by varying which prepared test is run. Alternatively, you can test the effectiveness of changes to server hardware and software by repeatedly running the same prepared test after hardware and software changes.
In a WCAT test, the server: