Cloud+ Auto Scaling Triggers Quiz

1. In auto-scaling policies, what does a 'cooldown period' prevent?

Rapid fluctuation of instance counts

Database connection pooling

Network packet loss

Application logging

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3. What is the primary cost advantage of horizontal scaling in cloud environments?

Pay-per-instance model with granular resource allocation

Unlimited free tier capacity

Reduced licensing fees

Lower data transfer costs

4. True or False: Cloud providers always recommend horizontal over vertical scaling for cost optimization.

True

False

5. Which metric tracks the number of pending requests waiting for processing?

Response time

Queue depth

Throughput

Jitter

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7. What auto-scaling trigger measures requests processed per instance over a time period?

Throughput metric

Latency threshold

Queue depth

Connection count

8. True or False: Horizontal scaling inherently eliminates single points of failure.

True

False

9. Which scenario favors vertical scaling over horizontal scaling?

Predictable, sustained high load

Sudden traffic spikes requiring immediate capacity

Monolithic applications with tight coupling

Applications requiring global geographic distribution

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11. Which auto-scaling approach adds or removes compute instances to distribute load across multiple servers?

Vertical scaling

Horizontal scaling

Diagonal scaling

Temporal scaling

12. What is the relationship between memory pressure and vertical scaling decisions?

High memory pressure triggers horizontal scaling

Memory pressure is irrelevant to scaling decisions

High memory pressure may trigger vertical scaling or optimization

Memory pressure only affects storage scaling

13. True or False: Horizontal scaling automatically improves application response time regardless of application design.

True

False

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15. What is a key limitation of vertical scaling in cloud infrastructure?

Cannot handle sudden traffic spikes

Requires application redesign

Has a physical hardware size ceiling

Increases network latency

16. In horizontal scaling, what is the role of a load balancer?

Increases server CPU frequency

Distributes incoming requests across multiple instances

Manages database replication

Monitors physical hardware health

17. True or False: Vertical scaling can be performed without downtime on most cloud instances.

True

False

18. Which metric is commonly used as a trigger for horizontal auto-scaling decisions?

Disk I/O latency

Network bandwidth utilization

CPU utilization percentage

Physical server temperature

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20. What is the primary advantage of horizontal scaling over vertical scaling in cloud environments?

Lower latency between components

Improved fault tolerance and redundancy

Reduced application code complexity

Simplified database management

Cloud+ Horizontal vs Vertical Auto Scaling Triggers Quiz

1. In auto-scaling policies, what does a 'cooldown period' prevent?

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2. For stateful applications, horizontal scaling typically requires implementing ____.

3. What is the primary cost advantage of horizontal scaling in cloud environments?

4. True or False: Cloud providers always recommend horizontal over vertical scaling for cost optimization.

5. Which metric tracks the number of pending requests waiting for processing?

6. Vertical scaling of a live production instance typically requires ____.

7. What auto-scaling trigger measures requests processed per instance over a time period?

8. True or False: Horizontal scaling inherently eliminates single points of failure.

9. Which scenario favors vertical scaling over horizontal scaling?

10. Horizontal scaling works best for applications designed with ____.

11. Which auto-scaling approach adds or removes compute instances to distribute load across multiple servers?

12. What is the relationship between memory pressure and vertical scaling decisions?

13. True or False: Horizontal scaling automatically improves application response time regardless of application design.

14. Which scaling trigger measures the percentage of available compute resources being used?

15. What is a key limitation of vertical scaling in cloud infrastructure?

16. In horizontal scaling, what is the role of a load balancer?

17. True or False: Vertical scaling can be performed without downtime on most cloud instances.

18. Which metric is commonly used as a trigger for horizontal auto-scaling decisions?

19. Vertical scaling typically involves upgrading a server's ____.

20. What is the primary advantage of horizontal scaling over vertical scaling in cloud environments?