What is a cloud native application?

The correct answer is B. It is an application designed to be scalable and take advantage of services running on the cloud. A cloud native application (B) is specifically designed from the ground up to be scalable, resilient, and to leverage cloud platform services such as managed databases, autoscaling, and distributed messaging. Option A is incorrect because simply containerizing a monolith does…

Submitted by ngozi_ng· May 4, 2026Cloud Native Architecture

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Options

AIt is a monolithic application that has been containerized and is running now on the cloud.
BIt is an application designed to be scalable and take advantage of services running on the cloud.
CIt is an application designed to run all its functions in separate containers.
DIt is any application that runs in a cloud provider and uses its services.

How the community answered

(40 responses)

B
93% (37)
C
3% (1)
D
5% (2)

Explanation

A cloud native application (B) is specifically designed from the ground up to be scalable, resilient, and to leverage cloud platform services such as managed databases, autoscaling, and distributed messaging. Option A is incorrect because simply containerizing a monolith does not make it cloud native. Option C is too narrow - microservices in containers is one pattern, but cloud native is a broader design philosophy. Option D is incorrect because simply running on a cloud provider does not make an application cloud native; the design principles matter.

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#Cloud Native Definition#Scalability#Cloud Services#Application Design

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