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Introduction to Big Data · Quiz 2 · 6 Aug 2023 · May 2023 term

Question 8: Consider an application that can scale from handling 1000…

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Consider an application that can scale from handling 1000 users to handling 100 million users by simply making copies of itself, is able to seamlessly react to machines going offline by again making new copies of itself in new machines, and otherwise leaves behind no trace of its workings. Which of the following statements is true?

  1. A

    This application has adopted cloud-native design

  2. B

    This application cannot be called as cloud-native since it is not observable at all times

  3. C

    This application cannot be called as cloud-native since it is not manageable easily

  4. D

    This application cannot be called as cloud-native since it is not resilient

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  • B

    This application cannot be called as cloud-native since it is not observable at all times

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Question 8 of 22 in the IIT Madras BS Introduction to Big Data (Intro to Big Data) Quiz 2 paper sat on 6 Aug 2023, in the May 2023 term (IIT M DEGREE AN3 EXAM QPE3 06 Aug 2023). It carries 2 marks.

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