Monitoring

Question 2

Define monitoring.

Answer 2

The continuous observation of a system to detect changes and ensure performance.

Question 3

What is traceability?

Answer 3

The ability to track the history, application, or location of an item or activity.

Question 4

Fill in the blank: Logging is the process of _______ events in a system.

Answer 4

recording

Question 5

True or false: Metrics are quantitative measures used to assess performance.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

What does APM stand for?

Answer 6

Application Performance Management; tools to monitor and manage application performance.

Question 7

Define log management.

Answer 7

The process of collecting, storing, and analyzing log data for insights.

Question 8

What is the purpose of alerting in monitoring?

Answer 8

To notify stakeholders of issues or anomalies in system performance.

Question 9

Fill in the blank: Metrics can be categorized as _______ or business metrics.

Answer 9

technical

Question 10

True or false: Distributed tracing helps in monitoring microservices.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

What is a log file?

Answer 11

A file that records events, transactions, or messages generated by a system.

Question 12

Define observability.

Answer 12

The ability to infer the internal state of a system based on external outputs.

Question 13

What is the role of metrics collection tools?

Answer 13

To gather and store performance data for analysis and reporting.

Question 14

Fill in the blank: Syslog is a standard for _______ log messages.

Answer 14

sending

Question 15

True or false: Centralized logging consolidates logs from multiple sources.

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

What is Grafana used for?

Answer 16

A tool for visualizing metrics and logs through dashboards.

Question 17

Define event correlation.

Answer 17

The process of linking related events to identify patterns or issues.

Question 18

What is prometheus?

Answer 18

An open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit designed for reliability.

Question 19

Fill in the blank: ELK Stack consists of Elasticsearch, Logstash, and _______.

Answer 19

Kibana

Question 20

True or false: Metrics are always qualitative.

Answer 20

FALSE

Question 21

What is the purpose of dashboards in monitoring?

Answer 21

To provide a visual representation of system performance and health.

Question 22

Define service level agreement (SLA).

Answer 22

A contract that defines expected service performance and availability levels.

Question 23

What does root cause analysis aim to identify?

Answer 23

The underlying reason for a problem or incident in a system.

Question 24

Fill in the blank: Telemetry refers to the automated collection of _______.

Answer 24

data

Question 25

True or false: **Log analysis** can help in security incident detection.

Answer 25

TRUE

Question 26

What is **cloud monitoring**?

Answer 26

The process of tracking and managing cloud-based resources and services.

Question 27

Define **anomaly detection**.

Answer 27

The identification of unusual patterns that do not conform to expected behavior.

Question 28

What is the role of **alert thresholds**?

Answer 28

To define the limits at which alerts are triggered for monitoring.