Resource Capacity Planning CGEIT Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26application · medium

   An IT operations team notices that a critical database server is frequently reaching high CPU utilization. They need to determine if this is a temporary issue or a trend that requires capacity expansion. What should they do first?

   • AIgnore the issue because the server is still functioning.
   • BImmediately purchase additional CPU capacity for the server.
   • CAnalyze historical performance data to identify patterns and trends in CPU utilization over time.
   • DRestart the database server to clear the high CPU usage.
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2. 27expert · hard

   A logistics company is planning its IT capacity for the next fiscal year. It has historical data showing steady growth, but also knows that a new government regulation will require additional data processing. The finance department wants to minimize capital expenditure. What is the best forecasting approach?

   • AAssume the new regulation will double the current demand and plan for that.
   • BBase the forecast solely on the historical growth rate, ignoring the new regulation.
   • CUse historical data to forecast baseline growth and add a separate model for the impact of the new regulation.
   • DDelay forecasting until the regulation takes effect and then measure the impact.
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4. 28expert · hard

   A company is planning to upgrade its data center. The capacity planning team has developed a forecast showing that current capacity will be insufficient in 18 months. The CFO wants to defer the upgrade to save costs this year. What is the most appropriate risk management approach?

   • APresent the forecast to the CFO and recommend a phased upgrade that addresses the most critical capacity constraints first.
   • BAccept the CFO's decision and delay the upgrade until capacity is exhausted.
   • CUpgrade all capacity immediately to avoid any future risk.
   • DReduce the forecast to make it more acceptable to the CFO.
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5. 29application · medium

   A large organization manages a mix of on-premises servers and cloud-based services. The capacity planning team needs to track utilization across both environments and forecast future needs. Which tool set is most appropriate?

   • AA single on-premises monitoring tool that is known to work well for physical servers.
   • BSpreadsheets manually updated by administrators each month.
   • CA combination of on-premises monitoring tools and cloud provider analytics dashboards, integrated into a single reporting platform.
   • DCloud provider dashboards only, as they provide the most modern analytics.
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6. 30foundation · easy

   What is the difference between horizontal and vertical scaling?

   • AHorizontal scaling increases CPU, while vertical scaling increases memory
   • BHorizontal scaling is permanent, while vertical scaling is temporary
   • CHorizontal scaling adds more instances, while vertical scaling increases the capacity of an existing instance
   • DHorizontal scaling is for storage, while vertical scaling is for compute
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