CLO-002 Cloud Concepts Practice Question
When using an Auto Scaling group, what metric is most commonly used to trigger an increase in server instances?
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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CPU utilization
CPU utilization is the standard metric for scaling compute capacity.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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CPU utilization
Why this is correct
CPU is the most common scaling trigger.
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Total cost
Why it's wrong here
Cost is not a real-time scaling metric.
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Network latency
Why it's wrong here
Latency can be a trigger, but CPU is the standard.
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Number of concurrent users
Why it's wrong here
This is not a native metric for most ASG triggers.
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