PCA (Prometheus Certified Associate) sample exam question with answer 222

Question:
What is the definition of an error budget?

  1. The set of actions to be taken when an SLO or SLA has been breached
  2. The number of errors a system can have without having an adverse effect on the company budget
  3. The measurement for an SLO
  4. The maximum time a system can be down without violating an SLO or SLA
Answer:
D - is the correct answer
A - this is the definition of an error budget policy
B - is incorrect as the "budget" in error budget refers to the amount of downtime or bad requests a system can handle without breaching an SLO or SLA
C - this is the definition of a Service Level Indicator (SLI)