PCA (Prometheus Certified Associate) sample exam question with answer 393

Question:
What is Alertmanager?

1. A component of the Prometheus stack used for sending alerts to Prometheus
2. A component of the Prometheus stack used for visualizing metrics
3. A component of the Prometheus stack used for delivering alert notifications
4. A component of the Prometheus stack used for ingesting metrics

Answer:
C - correct answer
A - is incorrect as Alertmanager does not send alerts to Prometheus, it receives alerts that Prometheus sends
B - is incorrect as Alertmanager does not visualize metrics. Instead, this role is usually filled by Grafana
D - is incorrect as Alertmanager does not ingest metrics. Prometheus itself is responsible for metrics ingestion