AI-300 Mlops Infrastructure Practice Question
When configuring a compute instance, which setting allows you to automatically stop the instance during periods of inactivity?
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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Idle shutdown
Idle shutdown automatically turns off the compute instance when no active processes are detected, saving costs.
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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Provisioning timeout
Why it's wrong here
This governs the cluster creation time, not power management.
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Idle shutdown
Why this is correct
Idle shutdown provides automated cost management based on inactivity.
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Auto-scaling
Why it's wrong here
Auto-scaling is for cluster node count, not instance shutdown.
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Priority based scheduling
Why it's wrong here
This manages job order, not power state.
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