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Which of the following statements about Web server offload is NOT true?

The correct answer is B. It forces the client browser to use multiple connections streams. Web server offload consolidates connections using OneConnect rather than forcing clients to open multiple streams, making choice B the false statement.

Section 5: Application Delivery Basics

Question

Which of the following statements about Web server offload is NOT true?

Options

  • AIt performs rate shaping to reduce overflow.
  • BIt forces the client browser to use multiple connections streams.
  • CIt uses OneConnect to reduce multiple TCP connections.
  • DIt utilizes cached content to prevent unnecessary trips for the same content.
  • EIt uses specialized hardware for SSL offload.

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • B
    82% (18)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    5% (1)
  • E
    9% (2)

Why each option

Web server offload consolidates connections using OneConnect rather than forcing clients to open multiple streams, making choice B the false statement.

AIt performs rate shaping to reduce overflow.

Rate shaping to reduce server overflow is a valid and documented web server offload function, making this statement true and not the correct answer.

BIt forces the client browser to use multiple connections streams.Correct

Web server offload is specifically designed to reduce connection overhead by multiplexing many client TCP connections into fewer, reused server-side connections via OneConnect - forcing clients into additional streams would increase backend load and directly contradict the offload objective. This statement inverts the actual behavior of the feature and is therefore not true.

CIt uses OneConnect to reduce multiple TCP connections.

OneConnect is a core BIG-IP profile used in web server offload to pool and reuse existing TCP connections to backend servers, making this statement true.

DIt utilizes cached content to prevent unnecessary trips for the same content.

Content caching allows BIG-IP to serve repeated responses directly without contacting the backend server, which is a genuine web server offload capability.

EIt uses specialized hardware for SSL offload.

Offloading SSL processing to dedicated hardware accelerators is a well-documented and real capability of BIG-IP web server offload, making this statement true.

Concept tested: BIG-IP web server offload and OneConnect connection management

Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-16-1-0/big-ip-local-traffic-management-profiles-reference/oneconnect-profile.html

Topics

#web server offload#OneConnect#SSL offload#performance

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