PCA (Prometheus Certified Associate) sample exam question with answer 469

Question:
How does observability differ from monitoring?

1. Observability focuses on understanding the behavior of a system, while monitoring focuses on alerting when something goes wrong
2. Observability and monitoring are the same thing
3. Monitoring focuses on understanding the behavior of a system, while observability focuses on alerting when something goes wrong
4. Observability and monitoring both focus on alerting when something goes wrong

Answer:
A - correct answer. While monitoring and observability are related concepts, they have different focuses. Monitoring is focused on alerting when something goes wrong