PCA Observability Concepts Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are primary components of the Prometheus monitoring architecture?
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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Alertmanager
Prometheus server and Alertmanager are central components; Grafana and exporters are common but auxiliary or distinct tools.
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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Fluentd
Why it's wrong here
Used for log collection.
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Alertmanager
Why this is correct
The core alert handler.
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Zipkin
Why it's wrong here
Used for tracing.
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Prometheus Server
Why this is correct
The core engine.
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Kibana
Why it's wrong here
Used for logs.
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