Resource Capacity Planning CGEIT Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   What does 'elasticity' mean in the context of IT resource capacity?

   • AThe ability to automatically adjust resource capacity in response to changing demand
   • BThe ability to run the same application on different cloud providers
   • CThe ability to recover quickly from hardware failures
   • DThe ability to secure data from unauthorized access
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2. 17application · medium

   A media streaming service experiences sudden, unpredictable spikes in viewership during major events. The IT team must ensure the platform can handle these spikes without manual intervention. Which design principle is most critical?

   • ADesign the application to scale horizontally by adding more instances automatically in response to demand.
   • BScale vertically by upgrading to a more powerful server before each event.
   • CImplement a queueing system to delay user requests during peak times.
   • DProvision a large, fixed pool of servers to handle the maximum expected load at all times.
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4. 18application · medium

   A retail company's e-commerce platform experiences predictable traffic spikes during seasonal sales. The IT manager has collected three years of historical usage data and wants to project next quarter's peak demand to decide whether to provision additional servers. Which approach best supports this decision?

   • AUse the current server utilization percentage as the sole basis for adding capacity, ignoring seasonal patterns.
   • BWait until the sales period begins and monitor real-time usage before making any provisioning decisions.
   • CAnalyze historical usage trends and apply time-series forecasting to estimate peak demand, then model the impact on current capacity.
   • DDeploy additional servers immediately based on the highest usage day ever recorded to ensure no performance degradation.
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5. 19application · medium

   A company's IT budget is constrained. The capacity planning team must decide how to provision resources for a new application with uncertain demand. What is the most cost-effective approach that also manages risk?

   • AProvision the maximum capacity upfront to eliminate any risk of performance issues.
   • BDefer the decision until demand is known, keeping the application offline.
   • CProvision a moderate amount of capacity and hope it is sufficient.
   • DStart with a minimal footprint and scale up or out as demand materializes, using a pay-as-you-grow model.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of capacity planning in enterprise IT governance?

   • ATo ensure IT resources are available and performant to meet current and future business needs cost-effectively
   • BTo replace the need for performance monitoring with predictive modeling
   • CTo guarantee that no IT resource is ever underutilized
   • DTo reduce the total number of IT staff required to manage infrastructure
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