KCNA Cloud Native Observability Practice Question
A team wants to ensure that at least 99.9% of all requests to their application complete within 500ms over a 30-day window. How should this requirement be classified?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Service Level Objective (SLO)
An SLO is a target level of reliability, expressed as a percentage of a metric over a time window.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Why it's wrong here
An SLA is a formal contract with consequences if not met.
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Service Level Objective (SLO)
Why this is correct
Correct. This is an internal target for reliability.
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Service Level Indicator (SLI)
Why it's wrong here
An SLI is the actual metric measurement, not the target.
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Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
Why it's wrong here
KPI is a broader business metric.
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