Observability · Prometheus/Grafana interview questions

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1. What is Metric?

Junior
  1. A.a Grafana view composed of panels visualizing metrics
  2. B.the component that deduplicates, groups, and routes Prometheus alerts to receivers
  3. C.a Service Level Objective, a target value or range for an SLI over a period
  4. D.a numeric measurement of a system captured over time
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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Metric — a Grafana view composed of panels visualizing metrics
  2. B.Metric — a numeric measurement of a system captured over time
  3. C.Metric — Prometheus's query language for selecting and aggregating time-series data
  4. D.Metric — the allowed amount of unreliability derived from an SLO, spent before action is required
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4. What is PromQL?

Junior
  1. A.an excessive number of unique label-value combinations that overwhelms a metrics store
  2. B.Prometheus pulling metrics from a target's HTTP endpoint at an interval
  3. C.Prometheus's query language for selecting and aggregating time-series data
  4. D.a metric type that can go up or down, like memory in use
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6. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.PromQL — a Service Level Indicator, a quantitative measure of a service aspect like latency or error rate
  2. B.PromQL — a metric type that only increases, used for totals like requests served
  3. C.PromQL — Prometheus's query language for selecting and aggregating time-series data
  4. D.PromQL — Prometheus pulling metrics from a target's HTTP endpoint at an interval
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7. What is Exporter?

Junior
  1. A.the component that deduplicates, groups, and routes Prometheus alerts to receivers
  2. B.a Service Level Indicator, a quantitative measure of a service aspect like latency or error rate
  3. C.a metric type that can go up or down, like memory in use
  4. D.a component exposing third-party system metrics in Prometheus format
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9. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Exporter — a numeric measurement of a system captured over time
  2. B.Exporter — a Service Level Objective, a target value or range for an SLI over a period
  3. C.Exporter — a component exposing third-party system metrics in Prometheus format
  4. D.Exporter — a metric type bucketing observations to compute quantiles like latency percentiles
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10. What is Scrape?

Junior
  1. A.the allowed amount of unreliability derived from an SLO, spent before action is required
  2. B.the component that deduplicates, groups, and routes Prometheus alerts to receivers
  3. C.a metric type that only increases, used for totals like requests served
  4. D.Prometheus pulling metrics from a target's HTTP endpoint at an interval
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12. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Scrape — a precomputed PromQL expression saved as a new time series for faster queries
  2. B.Scrape — Prometheus pulling metrics from a target's HTTP endpoint at an interval
  3. C.Scrape — an excessive number of unique label-value combinations that overwhelms a metrics store
  4. D.Scrape — the component that deduplicates, groups, and routes Prometheus alerts to receivers
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13. What is Dashboard?

Junior
  1. A.Prometheus pulling metrics from a target's HTTP endpoint at an interval
  2. B.a Grafana view composed of panels visualizing metrics
  3. C.a metric type bucketing observations to compute quantiles like latency percentiles
  4. D.the component that deduplicates, groups, and routes Prometheus alerts to receivers
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15. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Dashboard — Prometheus pulling metrics from a target's HTTP endpoint at an interval
  2. B.Dashboard — an excessive number of unique label-value combinations that overwhelms a metrics store
  3. C.Dashboard — a precomputed PromQL expression saved as a new time series for faster queries
  4. D.Dashboard — a Grafana view composed of panels visualizing metrics
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16. What is Counter?

Junior
  1. A.an excessive number of unique label-value combinations that overwhelms a metrics store
  2. B.a metric type that only increases, used for totals like requests served
  3. C.Prometheus's query language for selecting and aggregating time-series data
  4. D.a metric type bucketing observations to compute quantiles like latency percentiles
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18. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Counter — the component that deduplicates, groups, and routes Prometheus alerts to receivers
  2. B.Counter — a metric type that only increases, used for totals like requests served
  3. C.Counter — a Service Level Indicator, a quantitative measure of a service aspect like latency or error rate
  4. D.Counter — a component exposing third-party system metrics in Prometheus format
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19. What is Gauge?

Mid
  1. A.a metric type bucketing observations to compute quantiles like latency percentiles
  2. B.a component exposing third-party system metrics in Prometheus format
  3. C.the allowed amount of unreliability derived from an SLO, spent before action is required
  4. D.a metric type that can go up or down, like memory in use
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21. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Gauge — a metric type that can go up or down, like memory in use
  2. B.Gauge — the allowed amount of unreliability derived from an SLO, spent before action is required
  3. C.Gauge — a component exposing third-party system metrics in Prometheus format
  4. D.Gauge — a metric type that only increases, used for totals like requests served
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22. What is Histogram?

Mid
  1. A.Prometheus pulling metrics from a target's HTTP endpoint at an interval
  2. B.a component exposing third-party system metrics in Prometheus format
  3. C.a metric type bucketing observations to compute quantiles like latency percentiles
  4. D.the allowed amount of unreliability derived from an SLO, spent before action is required
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24. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Histogram — the component that deduplicates, groups, and routes Prometheus alerts to receivers
  2. B.Histogram — a metric type bucketing observations to compute quantiles like latency percentiles
  3. C.Histogram — a Service Level Indicator, a quantitative measure of a service aspect like latency or error rate
  4. D.Histogram — a metric type that only increases, used for totals like requests served
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25. What is Alertmanager?

Mid
  1. A.the component that deduplicates, groups, and routes Prometheus alerts to receivers
  2. B.a Service Level Objective, a target value or range for an SLI over a period
  3. C.a numeric measurement of a system captured over time
  4. D.the allowed amount of unreliability derived from an SLO, spent before action is required
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27. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Alertmanager — a metric type bucketing observations to compute quantiles like latency percentiles
  2. B.Alertmanager — the component that deduplicates, groups, and routes Prometheus alerts to receivers
  3. C.Alertmanager — Prometheus's query language for selecting and aggregating time-series data
  4. D.Alertmanager — an excessive number of unique label-value combinations that overwhelms a metrics store
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28. What is Recording rule?

Mid
  1. A.a precomputed PromQL expression saved as a new time series for faster queries
  2. B.an excessive number of unique label-value combinations that overwhelms a metrics store
  3. C.a metric type that only increases, used for totals like requests served
  4. D.a component exposing third-party system metrics in Prometheus format
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30. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Recording rule — a metric type that can go up or down, like memory in use
  2. B.Recording rule — a Grafana view composed of panels visualizing metrics
  3. C.Recording rule — a Service Level Objective, a target value or range for an SLI over a period
  4. D.Recording rule — a precomputed PromQL expression saved as a new time series for faster queries
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