Q3 Container Apps Domain 1 · 20–25% of exam

A Container Apps API must never suffer a cold start, but it should add replicas when HTTP traffic spikes. Which configuration meets both goals?

  1. A Minimum replicas 0 with an HTTP scale rule
  2. B Minimum replicas 1 with an HTTP scale rule (correct answer)
  3. C Minimum replicas 0 with a CPU scale rule
  4. D A fixed replica count equal to peak demand

Shortcut: No cold starts in Container Apps = minimum replicas of at least 1. A minimum of zero allows scale to zero, which brings cold starts back, and a fixed peak-sized count pays for idle replicas off-peak.

A minimum of one replica keeps an instance warm, so the first request never waits for a container to start, and the HTTP rule adds replicas as concurrent requests grow. A minimum of zero allows scale to zero, which brings cold starts back, and a fixed peak-sized count pays for idle replicas off-peak.