KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are benefits of using a service mesh? (Choose two.)
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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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Improved observability of service-to-service communication
Service mesh provides improved observability and enables traffic management features like canary deployments.
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Improved observability of service-to-service communication
Why this is correct
Service mesh captures metrics, traces, and logs for inter-service traffic.
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Direct management of virtual machines
Why it's wrong here
Service mesh operates at the service level, not VM level.
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Automated container image building
Why it's wrong here
Container building is outside service mesh scope.
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Replacing the need for a container runtime
Why it's wrong here
Service mesh runs on top of container orchestration.
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Traffic management capabilities such as canary deployments
Why this is correct
Service mesh enables fine-grained traffic routing.
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