A developer has written an AWS Lambda function that processes images. The function currently takes 8 seconds to execute. The developer wants to improve the performance and reduce the execution time.<br/><br/>What is the simplest way to increase the CPU power allocated to the Lambda function?

Answer options:

Change the instance type of the underlying Lambda infrastructure.

Increase the memory allocated to the Lambda function.

Enable multi-threading in the Lambda function configuration.

Increase the timeout setting of the Lambda function.

How to approach this question

Understand how resources are allocated in AWS Lambda.

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B.Increase the memory allocated to the Lambda function.✓ Correct

Increase the memory allocated to the Lambda function.

AWS Lambda allocates CPU power linearly in proportion to the amount of memory configured. If you increase the memory, you also increase the CPU power and network bandwidth available to the function.

Common mistakes

Looking for a specific 'CPU' slider in the Lambda console.

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