5.1 Respond to Dashboard Indications APPDYNAMICS-ASSOCIATE-ADMINISTRATOR Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   A dashboard shows a performance alert on the 'Search' transaction. The response time has increased from 300ms to 1.5 seconds. The administrator wants to determine if the slowdown is caused by a specific backend service. Which view should be examined?

   • AThe transaction flow map.
   • BThe health rule configuration.
   • CThe server's CPU usage.
   • DThe application's deployment history.
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2. 17application · medium

   A dashboard shows a health rule violation on the 'Payment' transaction. The violation is marked as 'Warning' and the response time has increased by 30% from the baseline. The administrator notices that the violation occurs only during peak hours (12 PM - 2 PM). What is the most likely interpretation?

   • AThe increased response time is due to higher load during peak hours, which may be expected but still requires monitoring.
   • BThe health rule is misconfigured because the response time is always higher during peak hours.
   • CThe violation is a false positive and can be ignored.
   • DThe violation indicates a memory leak in the application.
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4. 18application · medium

   A dashboard shows an error event on the 'InventoryService' tier. The event indicates that a specific method is throwing an exception. To understand the exact stack trace and input parameters that caused the error, where should the administrator navigate?

   • AThe server's CPU and memory metrics.
   • BThe health rule configuration page.
   • CThe transaction snapshot for the affected business transaction.
   • DThe application's deployment history.
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5. 19foundation · easy

   A dashboard shows a red health rule violation for a business transaction. What does this indication most directly convey?

   • AThe transaction has violated a defined health rule and may be experiencing degraded performance
   • BThe transaction has been automatically rolled back
   • CThe transaction has been successfully deployed
   • DThe transaction is performing within normal parameters
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6. 20application · medium

   A health rule violation appears on the dashboard for the 'Order Processing' business transaction. The violation is marked as 'Warning' and the response time has increased by 20% from the baseline. The administrator is unsure if this is a transient issue. What is the most appropriate initial action?

   • AWait 24 hours to see if the issue resolves on its own.
   • BOpen the transaction flow map to see if the slowdown is isolated to a specific backend service.
   • CDisable the health rule to prevent further alerts.
   • DRestart the application server hosting the 'Order Processing' transaction.
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