Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) — Question 55

What best describes cloud native service discovery?

Answer options

• A. It's a mechanism for applications and microservices to locate each other on a network.
• B. It's a procedure for discovering a MAC address, associated with a given IP address.
• C. It's used for automatically assigning IP addresses to devices connected to the network.
• D. It's a protocol that turns human-readable domain names into IP addresses on the Internet.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer, A, accurately describes cloud native service discovery as it focuses on the ability of applications and microservices to find each other in a networked environment. Options B, C, and D refer to different networking concepts such as MAC address resolution, DHCP for IP assignment, and DNS for domain name resolution, which do not pertain to service discovery.