CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-004) — Question 16

A cloud engineer is troubleshooting an application that consumes multiple third-party REST APIs. The application is randomly experiencing high latency. Which of the following would best help determine the source of the latency?

Answer options

• A. Configuring centralized logging to analyze HTTP requests
• B. Running a flow log on the network to analyze the packets
• C. Configuring an API gateway to track all incoming requests
• D. Enabling tracing to detect HTTP response times and codes

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because enabling tracing provides detailed insights into the timing and outcomes of HTTP responses, allowing precise identification of latency sources. Options A and C provide useful information but do not specifically focus on response times, while option B looks at network traffic rather than application-level latency.