What is an example of vertical scaling in a cloud environment?

The correct answer is A. adding an additional CPU to an existing Azure virtual machine. Vertical scaling is adding more resources to existing VMs. Horizontal is when you add more VMs, to you existing VM count essentially spreading out.

Submitted by yaw92· Mar 5, 2026Describe cloud concepts

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What is an example of vertical scaling in a cloud environment?

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Aadding an additional CPU to an existing Azure virtual machine
Badding an additional Azure virtual machine
Cadding an additional Azure Virtual Desktop session host
Dadding an additional Azure App Service instance automatically

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A
93% (25)
C
4% (1)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

Vertical scaling is adding more resources to existing VMs. Horizontal is when you add more VMs, to you existing VM count essentially spreading out.

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