Refer to the exhibit. A portion of the Kubernetes architecture of an application is shown, including the performance limits. What is the minimum number of application pods required when there are 3,00

3 pods would only support 1,500 connections per second at the stated per-pod limit, which is insufficient for the 3,000 connections per second requirement.

5 pods would only support 2,500 connections per second, leaving the system 500 connections short of meeting the full demand.

The exhibit shows each web tier pod handles a maximum of 500 connections per second; dividing 3,000 total connections by 500 per pod yields exactly 6 pods as the minimum needed to serve the load without exceeding per-pod performance limits.

8 pods would over-provision the web tier beyond what is needed, exceeding the minimum requirement of 6 pods by two additional pods.