Jupiter is a systems administrator for a growing company. Until recently, one web server has been enough to handle the traffic load for her organization. However, she knows that if something happens to this server, the website could go down for an undetermined amount of time. She is considering moving the website to a cloud configuration, but she knows that if the server failed in the cloud, it would be a single point of failure. Which of the following might she want to implement in addition to a secondary web server?
A) Bridge
B) Switch
C) Router
D) Load balancer

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A load balancer can distribute incoming network traffic across multiple servers, ensuring no single server becomes a point of failure or is overloaded, which is beneficial for Jupiter's scenario of wanting to avoid downtime and manage increased traffic efficiently.

Jupiter Is a Systems Administrator for a Growing Company