4.3 Managing Metrics, Dashboards, and Alerts PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-DEVOPS-ENGINEER Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   Which of the following is an example of a notification channel in Cloud Monitoring?

   • ACloud Storage bucket
   • BEmail
   • CCloud Functions
   • DBigQuery table
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2. 17foundation · easy

   In the Cloud Monitoring Metrics Explorer, which of the following steps is required to view a specific metric for a particular Compute Engine instance?

   • AUse the Cloud Monitoring API to query the metric, as the Metrics Explorer only supports predefined dashboards.
   • BCreate a new dashboard and add a chart widget, then select the metric from the dropdown.
   • CNavigate to the VM instances page in Compute Engine and click on the 'Metrics' tab for the instance.
   • DSelect the resource type 'VM Instance', choose the metric, and then use the filter to specify the instance ID.
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4. 18foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a key component of an SLO-based alerting policy?

   • AA service level objective (SLO) that defines the target reliability.
   • BA log-based metric that counts all requests.
   • CA notification channel that sends alerts to a chat room.
   • DA dashboard that displays the SLO status.
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5. 19foundation · easy

   How can you integrate Cloud Monitoring alerts with an external incident management tool that is not a built-in notification channel?

   • AUse a webhook notification channel to send alert data to the tool's API.
   • BExport alerts to a BigQuery table and have the tool poll the table.
   • CUse the Cloud Monitoring API to have the tool fetch alerts periodically.
   • DCreate a Cloud Function that sends alerts to the tool via email.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   What is a common technique to reduce alert noise and associated costs?

   • ASending alerts to more people to ensure someone responds.
   • BUsing alerting conditions that require the condition to be true for multiple consecutive periods.
   • CUsing the default alerting settings without customization.
   • DCreating a separate alert for every possible metric.
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