Resource Capacity Planning CGEIT Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11expert · hard

   A large e-commerce company is planning for its annual holiday sale, which historically causes a 10x spike in web traffic. The current architecture uses a fixed number of on-premises servers. The IT team is evaluating whether to move to a cloud-based model. They must balance the cost of cloud resources against the risk of under-provisioning during the sale. What is the most appropriate approach?

   • AMove to the cloud but keep a fixed number of virtual machines sized for the peak load.
   • BPurchase additional on-premises servers to handle the peak load and keep them for future use.
   • CUse a cloud provider with auto-scaling to handle the spike, paying only for the additional resources used during the sale period.
   • DStay on-premises and accept the risk of performance degradation during the sale.
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2. 12expert · hard

   An online gaming company is experiencing intermittent performance issues. Monitoring shows that CPU utilization on the application servers spikes to 100% for a few minutes, then drops. The issue occurs randomly throughout the day. What is the most likely cause and the best next step?

   • AThe issue is a normal part of operation; no action is needed.
   • BThe servers are under-provisioned; immediately add more CPU capacity.
   • CThe issue is caused by network latency; upgrade the network infrastructure.
   • DThe spikes are likely due to a specific event or process; use detailed monitoring to correlate the spikes with application logs.
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4. 13foundation · easy

   In capacity modeling, what does a 'bottleneck' typically refer to?

   • AA security vulnerability in the system
   • BA resource that limits the overall performance of the system
   • CA resource that is consistently underutilized
   • DA failure in the network infrastructure
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5. 14foundation · easy

   How does capacity planning align with IT governance frameworks such as COBIT?

   • ABy focusing solely on cost reduction without considering business impact
   • BBy isolating capacity decisions from enterprise architecture
   • CBy replacing the need for IT governance frameworks
   • DBy ensuring that capacity decisions are aligned with enterprise objectives and stakeholder needs
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6. 15foundation · easy

   Which approach is most appropriate for forecasting IT resource demand when historical usage data is available and business growth is expected to follow past patterns?

   • ADelphi technique with expert opinions
   • BRandom sampling of current usage
   • CTrend analysis based on historical usage data
   • DQualitative scenario planning
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