A startup doesn't know how much traffic its launch will get. Which cloud advantage lets it avoid buying servers sized for a guessed peak?
A.Stop guessing capacity — scale resources up and down with actual demand
Correct — capacity follows demand rather than forecasts.
B.Trade capital expense for variable expense
OpEx is about payment model, not right-sizing against unknown demand.
C.Go global in minutes
Global deployment is about geographic reach.
D.Benefit from massive economies of scale
Economies of scale is about price, not capacity matching.
Why this answer
'Stop guessing capacity' is the elasticity advantage: instead of provisioning for a theoretical peak (and wasting idle capacity or crashing), resources track real demand.
Correct answer: A · Last reviewed 2026-11-01
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