KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
Which component of an API gateway pattern is responsible for routing requests to the appropriate microservice based on the request path?
Answer choices
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
✓
API Gateway
The API gateway acts as a reverse proxy and routes requests to the correct backend service.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
API Gateway
Why this is correct
The API gateway routes, enforces policies, and aggregates responses.
- ✗
Load balancer
Why it's wrong here
Load balancer distributes traffic among instances of a single service.
- ✗
Service registry
Why it's wrong here
Service registry stores service locations but does not route.
- ✗
Sidecar proxy
Why it's wrong here
Sidecar proxy is used in service mesh for inter-service communication.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
One of 833 original KCNA practice questions on Courseiva, each with a full explanation and wrong-answer analysis — not exam dumps or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This KCNA practice question is part of Courseiva's free CNCF certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the KCNA exam.