Scale up or scale out

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Answer

   Vertical

   Question

   Adding a faster processor

   Choices

   1. Vertical
   2. Horizontal

2. Answer

   Horizontal

   Question

   Adding another machine

   Choices

   1. Horizontal
   2. Vertical

3. Answer

   Vertical

   Question

   Fitting a larger disk

   Choices

   1. Vertical
   2. Horizontal

4. Answer

   Horizontal

   Question

   Growing the cluster

   Choices

   1. Horizontal
   2. Vertical

5. Answer

   Horizontal

   Question

   The heart of the big data shift

   Choices

   1. Horizontal
   2. Vertical

6. Answer

   Vertical

   Question

   The older monolithic approach

   Choices

   1. Vertical
   2. Horizontal

Instructions

Pick the right one each time. Too many wrong picks and the tower falls.

Explanation