PCA (Prometheus Certified Associate) sample exam question with answer 17

Question:
Which of the following metrics are used to measure the network traffic of a server? (Select all that apply)

1. node_network_receive_bytes_total
2. node_network_transmit_bytes_total
3. node_network_receive_packets_total
4. node_network_transmit_packets_total
5. node_cpu_usage_seconds_total

Answer:
A, B, C, D - The node_network_receive_bytes_total metric measures the amount of network traffic received by the server.
The node_network_transmit_bytes_total metric measures the amount of network traffic transmitted by the server.
The node_network_receive_packets_total metric measures the number of network packets received by the server.
The node_network_transmit_packets_total metric measures the number of network packets transmitted by the server.
All these metrics help in identifying the network utilization of the server.