PCA (Prometheus Certified Associate) sample exam question with answer 409

Question:
Which Prometheus component is responsible for sending notifications when alerts are triggered?

  1. Prometheus Server
  2. Prometheus Alertmanager
  3. Prometheus Pushgateway
  4. Prometheus Node Exporter
Answer:
B - correct answer. The Prometheus Alertmanager is responsible for sending notifications when alerts are triggered. It can send notifications via email, Slack, PagerDuty, and other channels