What are non-functional requirements?

What are non-functional requirements?

Non-functional requirement is a specification that describes the system’s operation capabilities and constraints that enhance its functionality.

They judge the software system based on Responsiveness, Usability, Security, Portability and other non-functional standards that are critical to the success of the software system.

Example of nonfunctional requirement, “What is the website loading capability?” If the non-functional requirements fail then the system fails to satisfy user needs.