CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A cloud administrator is configuring automated scaling for a web application. The scaling policy should add two instances when CPU utilization exceeds 80% for five minutes. Which type of scaling policy should they implement?
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
✓
Step scaling
Step scaling allows adding a specific number of instances based on a metric threshold breach.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Scheduled scaling
Why it's wrong here
Scheduled scaling changes capacity at a specific time.
- ✗
Dynamic scaling
Why it's wrong here
Dynamic scaling is a generic term, not a specific policy type.
- ✗
Target tracking scaling
Why it's wrong here
Target tracking maintains a target metric value, not specific step adjustments.
- ✓
Step scaling
Why this is correct
Step scaling adds or removes instances based on breach magnitude.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
One of 977 original CV0-004 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 CV0-004 practice question is part of Courseiva's free CompTIA 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 CV0-004 exam.