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Which of the following resources would be measured for capacity planning? (Select TWO correct answers.)

The correct answer is A. CPU usage D. memory usage. CPU usage and memory usage are fundamental resources that are consistently measured for effective capacity planning.

Submitted by layla.eg· Apr 18, 2026Operation of Running Systems

Question

Which of the following resources would be measured for capacity planning? (Select TWO correct answers.)

Options

  • ACPU usage
  • Bdisk usage
  • Capplication load time
  • Dmemory usage

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    89% (31)
  • B
    9% (3)
  • C
    3% (1)

Why each option

CPU usage and memory usage are fundamental resources that are consistently measured for effective capacity planning.

ACPU usageCorrect

CPU usage is a critical metric for capacity planning as it indicates the processing power consumed by applications, helping to determine if more CPU cores or faster processors will be needed to meet future demand.

Bdisk usage

While disk *space* usage is monitored, general 'disk usage' is less of a direct capacity planning metric than CPU or memory usage; disk I/O performance is often more relevant.

Capplication load time

Application load time is a performance metric reflecting user experience, but it is a *result* of resource availability rather than a primary resource *measurement* for capacity planning itself.

Dmemory usageCorrect

Memory usage, particularly the resident set size, is essential for capacity planning to assess how much RAM applications consume and to predict if current memory resources will be sufficient as workloads grow.

Concept tested: Key capacity planning metrics

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/performance-monitor/performance-tuning

Topics

#capacity planning#system resources#CPU#memory

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