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Which prometheus metric type represents a single number value that can increase and decrease over time?
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30 comments · newest first
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Carma
11 months ago
Pretty sure it's not a Histogram or Summary.
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Brianne
11 months ago
Yeah, I always mix those up!
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Janine
12 months ago
Wait, are you sure? I thought it was a Counter.
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Lili
12 months ago
Agreed, Gauges can go up and down.
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Tamera
1 year ago
It's definitely a Gauge!
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Samira
1 year ago
I'm leaning towards Gauge too, but I wonder if there's a trick in the wording that I'm missing.
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Cyril
1 year ago
Histogram and Summary seem more about distributions, right? I feel like they don't fit this question.
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Berry
1 year ago
I remember practicing a question about metric types, and I think Counters only increase, so that can't be it.
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Bernadine
1 year ago
I think the answer might be Gauge since it can go up and down, but I'm not completely sure.
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Tammi
1 year ago
I've got this! The answer is Gauge. It's the perfect fit for a metric that represents a single value that can fluctuate over time.
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Shoshana
1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through. Histogram and Summary are used for more complex metrics, so those don't seem right. Counter is for metrics that only go up. That leaves Gauge as the best option for a single number that can increase and decrease.
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Deandrea
1 year ago
I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know Gauge is used for metrics that can go up and down, but I'm not totally confident that's the right answer here. Might need to think it through a bit more.
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Van
1 year ago
Hmm, this one seems straightforward. I think the answer is Gauge, since it represents a single number that can increase and decrease over time.
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Cyndy
2 years ago
I'm feeling a bit Gauged about this question. But I'm sure I'll nail it when I'm not so Prometheus-ed.
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Ivette
2 years ago
A) Gauge is the way to go here. It's the one that's designed to handle dynamic values, unlike those other static metrics.
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Douglass
2 years ago
B) I agree, Gauge is perfect for tracking values that can change over time.
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Nu
2 years ago
A) Gauge is definitely the best choice for this type of metric.
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Chandra
2 years ago
Hmm, I was thinking B) Histogram, because that can show the distribution of values. But I guess that's not the best fit for a single number that fluctuates.
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Edelmira
2 years ago
I'm going to go with D) Counter, because that's the one that keeps track of a value that can only increase over time, right?
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Youlanda
2 years ago
No problem! It can be a bit confusing, but now you know that Gauge is the metric type that can increase and decrease over time.
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Fletcher
2 years ago
I see, thanks for the clarification. I thought it was Counter because it keeps track of values that can only increase.
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Glory
2 years ago
Actually, the correct answer is A) Gauge. A Gauge represents a single number value that can increase and decrease over time.
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Tamekia
2 years ago
Yes, you're correct! Counter is the metric type that represents a single number value that can only increase over time.
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Nettie
2 years ago
Actually, a Counter is a cumulative metric that can only increase, while a Gauge can increase and decrease.
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Armanda
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think it's D) Counter because it counts occurrences.
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Annelle
2 years ago
I agree with Nettie, a Gauge represents a single number value that can increase and decrease over time.
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Kaycee
2 years ago
A Gauge sounds like the perfect choice to represent a number that can go up and down. The other options seem more for counting or binning data.
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Yesenia
2 years ago
Yeah, a Gauge makes sense for that type of metric. Counters are more for incrementing values and histograms are for distribution data.
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Tamera
2 years ago
I agree, a Gauge is definitely the best choice for representing a single number that can change over time.
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Nettie
2 years ago
I think the answer is A) Gauge.