3.5 - Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
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Practice Questions
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What is the main purpose of Auto Scaling?
💡 Hint: Think about how applications handle varying traffic.
Name one benefit of using Elastic Load Balancing.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens if an instance fails.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary function of Auto Scaling?
💡 Hint: Think about resource management.
True or False: Auto Scaling can only increase the number of instances.
💡 Hint: Consider its functionality.
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Challenge Problems
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Develop a hypothetical scenario where a web application using Auto Scaling experiences a sudden traffic spike due to a viral social media post. Describe how Auto Scaling and ELB would react.
💡 Hint: Think about how the components detect changes in demand.
A company runs a web app on AWS and notices that users report slow load times during peak hours. With both Auto Scaling and ELB in place, how would you troubleshoot this issue?
💡 Hint: Consider what metrics would indicate performance issues.
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