Google mounts racks of servers inside standard-sized shipping containers, each with as many as 1,160 servers per box. Google assumes individual components will regularly fail, but no single failure should interrupt the firm's operations. By doing so, Google can ensure its network is:
A) data optimized.
B) traffic efficient.
C) fault-tolerant.
D) service-regulated.
E) organically searched.

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By assuming individual components will regularly fail but ensuring that no single failure will interrupt operations, Google is creating a fault-tolerant system. This means that even if one server or component fails, the network will continue to operate without interruption or data loss.

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