PCA (Prometheus Certified Associate) sample exam question with answer 92

Question:
What is the purpose of a metric name in Prometheus?

  1. To identify the target being scraped
  2. To define the data type of the metric
  3. To provide a human-readable name for the metric
  4. To uniquely identify the metric within Prometheus
Answer:
C - The metric name is used to provide a human-readable name for the metric being scraped.
This makes it easier for people to understand what the metric represents