Which of the following represents a prioritization of applications or cloud customers for the allocation of additional requested resources when there is a limitation on available resources?

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Options

• AProvision
• BLimit
• CReservation
• DShare

• A
  7% (3)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  89% (41)

Explanation

Shares (D) define the relative priority of virtual machines or cloud tenants when available resources are constrained - the higher a workload's share value, the larger its portion of the contested resource pool it receives. A Reservation (C) is incorrect because it guarantees a minimum amount of resources regardless of contention, not a prioritization scheme. A Limit (B) sets a maximum cap on resource consumption, which restricts rather than prioritizes. Provision (A) refers to the act of deploying or allocating resources, not a mechanism for arbitrating between competing consumers.

Memory tip: Think of shares like shares of stock - the more shares you hold, the bigger your slice of the pie when the pie (resources) is being divided under scarcity. Reservation = floor, Limit = ceiling, Share = priority rank.

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