Elastic Architecture Design Quiz

What you'll be asked

1. What is the primary goal of implementing an elastic architecture in a cloud environment?
2. Which of the following describes a 'Horizontal Scaling' approach in an elastic design?
3. When designing for elasticity, why is it critical to decouple the application layer from the state layer?
4. A company notices their application experiences a 5-minute delay before new instances join the cluster during traffic spikes. What should be prioritized to improve elasticity?
5. In a distributed elastic system, what is the 'Hysteresis' effect and why is it important to manage?

Answers and explanations come after you submit.