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Which concept BEST describes the capability for a cloud environment to automatically scale a system or application, based on its current resource demands?

The correct answer is D. Rapid elasticity. Rapid elasticity allows a cloud environment to automatically add or remove resources to or from a system or application based on its current demands. Whereas a traditional data center model would require standby hardware and substantial effort to add resources in response to…

Submitted by deeparc· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

Question

Which concept BEST describes the capability for a cloud environment to automatically scale a system or application, based on its current resource demands?

Options

  • AOn-demand self-service
  • BResource pooling
  • CMeasured service
  • DRapid elasticity

How the community answered

(59 responses)
  • A
    3% (2)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    95% (56)

Explanation

Rapid elasticity allows a cloud environment to automatically add or remove resources to or from a system or application based on its current demands. Whereas a traditional data center model would require standby hardware and substantial effort to add resources in response to load increases, a cloud environment can easily and rapidly expand to meet resources demands, so long as the application is properly implemented for it.

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#Cloud characteristics#Rapid elasticity#NIST cloud definition#Auto-scaling

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