PCA Observability Concepts Practice Question
What is 'Monitoring Philosophy' regarding alerts?
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
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Alert on symptoms, not causes.
Effective alerting should be actionable, low-noise, and focus on symptoms (what the user sees) rather than causes.
Answer analysis
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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Alert on every CPU spike.
Why it's wrong here
This leads to noise.
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Alert on symptoms, not causes.
Why this is correct
Alerting on user-facing symptoms is best practice.
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Only alert during business hours.
Why it's wrong here
Alerts must be 24/7.
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Alert on every error log.
Why it's wrong here
This is too noisy.
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