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CCSP · Question #214

Which of the following is a method for apportioning resources that involves prioritizing resource requests to resolve contention situations?

The correct answer is B. Shares. Shares are a resource apportionment method that prioritizes resource requests proportionally during contention, ensuring fair distribution based on assigned weight.

Submitted by alyssa_d· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security

Question

Which of the following is a method for apportioning resources that involves prioritizing resource requests to resolve contention situations?

Options

  • AReservations
  • BShares
  • CCancellations
  • DLimits

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    91% (30)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

Shares are a resource apportionment method that prioritizes resource requests proportionally during contention, ensuring fair distribution based on assigned weight.

AReservations

Reservations guarantee a minimum amount of resources to a workload, rather than prioritizing resource distribution during contention.

BSharesCorrect

Shares provide a mechanism to define the relative priority of workloads when resources become contended, allowing higher-priority resources to receive a proportionally larger slice of the available resources. This ensures that essential workloads are favored during periods of high demand by dynamically adjusting resource allocation based on configuration.

CCancellations

Cancellations refer to terminating a process or request and are not a method for apportioning resources.

DLimits

Limits cap the maximum amount of a resource that a workload can consume, preventing resource monopolization but not prioritizing distribution during contention.

Concept tested: Resource apportionment in virtualization

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.resmgmt.doc/GUID-8819875F-2C5E-4D78-9BB7-A63056CC8419.html

Topics

#Resource Management#Cloud Resource Allocation#Resource Contention#Shares

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