Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling Quiz

5 questions • Pass: 70% • +25 pts

Quiz covering Scalability Patterns

Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling Quiz

5 questions | Pass: 70% | Earn 25 points

Questions in this quiz

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  1. 1

    Which of the following best describes 'Horizontal Scaling' in the context of GenAI inference systems?

  2. 2

    When serving a Large Language Model (LLM) that exceeds the VRAM capacity of a single GPU, which scaling approach is most appropriate?

  3. 3

    Which scenario provides the strongest justification for choosing Horizontal Scaling over Vertical Scaling?

  4. 4

    What is a primary drawback of relying solely on Vertical Scaling for a GenAI application?

  5. 5

    In a distributed inference architecture using Kubernetes, if you implement a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) based on GPU utilization, what is the most critical requirement for the system to remain performant?