Advanced – Non-Functional Testing
Distributed Tracing – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
A technique for tracking requests as they flow through multiple services in a distributed system, producing a timeline of spans.
In simple words
A tool that shows how a single request travels across all your microservices.
Exam tip
OpenTelemetry is the standard; Jaeger and Zipkin are common backends.
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