Data Science Model Deployments and Cloud Computing on GCP - Lab Assignment - Set Up Alerting for Cloud Function Applicat

The video tutorial guides students through creating an alerting policy for a Google Cloud Function. It involves deploying a cloud function that triggers on file uploads to a Google Cloud Storage bucket and setting up an alert to notify via email when instances exceed a set number. The tutorial also includes testing the function using a Python script to simulate load and ensure scaling.

What is the purpose of creating an alerting policy in the context of cloud functions?

Describe the significance of the 'Max instance' parameter when deploying a cloud function.

How can you test the cloud function after setting up the alerting policy?

What steps should be taken to ensure that you receive notifications when the number of instances exceeds a certain value?

Explain how the cloud function scales automatically based on demand.