KEDA uses a particular Custom Resource Definition for configuring autoscaling based on external metrics. What is the name of this resource?

• A. ScaledObject
• B. ScaledDeployment
• C. ScaledService
• D. ScaledVolume

Answer: (A)

KEDA configures autoscaling based on external metrics with a ScaledObject resource. This Custom Resource Definition ties a target workload (via scaleTargetRef, which specifies the kind and name of the workload) to one or more metric triggers. Each trigger describes an external metric source and the threshold at which scaling should occur. When the external metric crosses the configured target, KEDA adjusts the target’s replica count within the defined minimum and maximum bounds. That behavior—linking a workload to external metrics and governing scaling rules—is exactly what ScaledObject provides, making it the correct resource for this scenario. Other options aren’t recognized KEDA CRDs for this purpose (ScaledJob exists for batch jobs; the others aren’t real KEDA resources).