Serverless Computing CLOUD-DIGITAL-LEADER Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–33

1. 31foundation · easy

   How does serverless computing reduce costs compared to traditional infrastructure?

   • ABy requiring you to purchase reserved instances upfront.
   • BBy eliminating the need for any cloud storage.
   • CBy billing only for the compute resources actually consumed.
   • DBy charging a flat monthly fee regardless of usage.
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2. 32application · medium

   A gaming company runs a matchmaking service that is containerized. The service experiences extreme traffic spikes during new game launches and near-zero traffic otherwise. The company wants to reduce operational overhead and only pay for compute when the service is actually handling requests. Which approach provides the best business value?

   • ADeploy the service on GKE with a large fixed node pool
   • BRewrite the service as a Cloud Function
   • CRun the service on Compute Engine with a scheduled start/stop script
   • DDeploy the containerized service on Cloud Run
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3. 33foundation · easy

   How does a serverless platform handle a sudden increase in traffic?

   • AIt rejects requests until you upgrade your plan.
   • BIt throttles traffic to a fixed rate.
   • CIt requires you to manually add more servers.
   • DIt automatically scales up to handle the additional load.
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