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CLF-C02 · Question #795

A company deployed an application on an Amazon EC2 instance. The application ran as expected for 6 months. In the past week, users have reported latency issues. A system administrator found that the C

The correct answer is A. Auto Scaling groups. Auto Scaling groups automatically add or remove EC2 instances based on demand. When CPU utilization reaches high levels, Auto Scaling can launch additional instances to distribute the load, ensuring the application scales seamlessly during peak periods.

Submitted by fatima_kr· Mar 6, 2026Cloud Technology and Services

Question

A company deployed an application on an Amazon EC2 instance. The application ran as expected for 6 months. In the past week, users have reported latency issues. A system administrator found that the CPU utilization was at 100% during business hours. The company wants a scalable solution to meet demand. Which AWS service or feature should the company use to handle the load for its application during periods of high demand?

Options

  • AAuto Scaling groups
  • BAWS Global Accelerator
  • CAmazon Route 53
  • DAn Elastic IP address

How the community answered

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  • A
    90% (27)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

Auto Scaling groups automatically add or remove EC2 instances based on demand. When CPU utilization reaches high levels, Auto Scaling can launch additional instances to distribute the load, ensuring the application scales seamlessly during peak periods.

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