CLO-002 Cloud Concepts Practice Question
Which cloud characteristic allows a startup to automatically increase their compute resources during a marketing campaign and decrease them afterward without manual intervention?
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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Elasticity
Elasticity is the ability to automatically scale resources up or down based on current demand.
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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Resource pooling
Why it's wrong here
Resource pooling refers to serving multiple consumers from the same physical pool of hardware.
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Measured service
Why it's wrong here
Measured service refers to the billing and monitoring aspect of cloud.
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Broad network access
Why it's wrong here
Broad network access refers to accessibility, not resource scaling.
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Elasticity
Why this is correct
Elasticity provides the automated resource adjustment capability requested.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official CompTIA exam blueprint
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