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CCSP Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design Practice Question

An organization is migrating a legacy application to the cloud and wants to maximize elasticity. Which THREE characteristics should the application support to benefit from cloud elasticity?

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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Distributed architecture

Statelessness allows instances to be added/removed easily. Horizontal scaling (adding more instances) is typical for elasticity. Distributed architecture supports scaling. Vertical scaling (bigger instances) is limited by instance size, and monolithic design hinders elasticity.

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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    Distributed architecture

    Why this is correct

    Distributed components can be scaled independently.

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    Monolithic architecture

    Why it's wrong here

    Monolithic apps are hard to scale elastically.

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    Horizontal scaling support

    Why this is correct

    Horizontal scaling adds/removes instances elastically.

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    Stateless design

    Why this is correct

    Stateless components can be scaled out without state issues.

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    Vertical scaling capability

    Why it's wrong here

    Vertical scaling is limited and not as elastic as horizontal.

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